Transcription
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- [spoh-kuh n]
- /ˈspoʊ kən/
- /ˈspəʊkən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spoh-kuh n]
- /ˈspoʊ kən/
Definitions of spoken word
- verb spoken a past participle of speak. 1
- adjective spoken uttered or expressed by speaking; oral (opposed to written): the spoken word. 1
- adjective spoken speaking, or using speech, as specified (usually used in combination): fair-spoken; plain-spoken; soft-spoken. 1
- verb without object spoken to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak. 1
- verb without object spoken to communicate vocally; mention: to speak to a person about various matters. 1
- verb without object spoken to converse: She spoke with him for an hour. 1
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Origin of spoken
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English speken, Old English specan, variant of sprecan; cognate with German sprechen (Old High German sprehhan; compare variant spehhan)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spoken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spoken popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spoken usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spoken
adj spoken
- aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- choral — Choral music is sung by a choir.
- forenamed — named before; mentioned before in the same writing or speech; aforementioned.
- lexical — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
- lingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
adjective spoken
- articulated — An articulated vehicle, especially a lorry, is made in two or more sections which are joined together by metal bars, so that the vehicle can turn more easily.
- colloquial — of or relating to conversation
- communicated — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
- ejaculatory — Of or pertaining to ejaculation.
adverb spoken
- orally — uttered by the mouth; spoken: oral testimony.
Antonyms for spoken
adj spoken
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- in black and white — without colour
- invoiced — an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
adjective spoken
verb without object spoken
- misspoken — Simple past tense and past participle of misspeak.
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See also
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