- the spoken word
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noun formal
things that people say, not things that they write
English dictionary. 2014.
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(the) spoken word — the spoken word UK US noun formal things that people say, not things that they write Thesaurus: types of word or phrasehyponym … Useful english dictionary
The Spoken Word Project — The Spoken Word [http://www.spokenword.ac.uk] is a multi million dollar project based in the Saltire Centre [http://www.gcal.ac.uk/thesaltirecentre/] at Glasgow Caledonian University.The project is part of the JISC/NSF funded Digital Libraries in … Wikipedia
Music and the Spoken Word — Genre Worship, classical Running time 27 minutes, 56 seconds Country … Wikipedia
Staley School of the Spoken Word — (also known as Staley School of Oratory and Staley School ) was a College in Brookline, Massachusetts that closed its doors in 1957. It was founded by Dr. Delbert Moyer Staley. Many aspiring leaders and politicians came to Staley, largely to… … Wikipedia
Spoken word — is a form of literary art or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. Spoken word is often done with a musical background, but emphasis is kept on the speaker.One of the most common sorts of spoken… … Wikipedia
Spoken Word Youth Choir — The Spoken Word Youth Choir (SWYK) of Edmonton, Canada, had its world premiere at Axis Cafe in Edmonton on September 21, 2007, as part of The Roar Spoken Word Festival. The group was also an integral part of the Edmonton Cultural Capital Word!… … Wikipedia
Spoken word album — A spoken word album is a record album that does not consist mainly of music or songs, but of spoken material. Spoken word albums can range from anything to recordings of actual political speeches and/or dramatic readings of historical documents,… … Wikipedia
spoken-word — spo·ken word (spōʹkən wûrdʹ) adj. 1. Spoken aloud, especially in performance: spoken word poetry. 2. Performing or involving a performance of the spoken word: “Whenever [a newspaper] covers the poetry world, you can bet you will find spoken word… … Universalium
spoken word — N SING: usu the N The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music. There is a potential educational benefit in allowing pictures to tell the story, rather than the spoken word … English dictionary
spoken word — noun a word that is spoken aloud (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑vocable • Hypernyms: ↑word * * * the ˌspoken ˈword [spoken word] … Useful english dictionary
