Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Expressed orally; uttered.
- adjective Speaking or using speech in a specified manner or voice. Often used in combination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Uttered; oral: opposed to written.
- Speaking: in composition: as, a civil-spoken man.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Uttered in speech; delivered by word of mouth; oral.
- adjective Characterized by a certain manner or style in speaking; -- often in composition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to
speech - adjective Speaking in a specified way
- verb Past participle of
speak
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
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Examples
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True, as Paul says, God “hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son;” but notice, it is “_hath spoken_.”
The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity Charles Ebert Orr 1897
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I heard my name spoken with unswerving certainty by the venomous lips of an ex-stripper.
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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How the word spoken aloud means both the beginning and the end.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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I heard my name spoken with unswerving certainty by the venomous lips of an ex-stripper.
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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I hurried down to join her, and without another word spoken between us, we got into her car.
Family Storms 2011
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Caithe got her name spoken on ten thousand lips: the woman who fought with the frenzy of a whirlwind.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Caithe got her name spoken on ten thousand lips: the woman who fought with the frenzy of a whirlwind.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Caithe got her name spoken on ten thousand lips: the woman who fought with the frenzy of a whirlwind.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Caithe got her name spoken on ten thousand lips: the woman who fought with the frenzy of a whirlwind.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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How the word spoken aloud means both the beginning and the end.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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