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17 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. spoken
  2. speak
  3. broad-spoken
  4. civil-spoken
  5. fair-spoken
  6. foul-spoken
  7. free-spoken
  8. quiet-spoken
  9. rough-spoken
  10. short-spoken
  11. slow-spoken
  12. smooth-spoken
  13. soft-spoken
  14. well-spoken
  15. speak down
  16. speak out
  17. speak up

spo·ken

adjective \ˈspō-kən\

Definition of SPOKEN

1
: delivered by word of mouth : oral
2
: characterized by speaking in (such) a manner —used in combination <soft-spoken> <plainspoken>
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Examples of SPOKEN

  1. <a spoken agreement is too easily broken>
  2. <a politician who knows the power of the spoken word>

Origin of SPOKEN

past participle of speak
First Known Use: 1560

Related to SPOKEN

Synonyms
nuncupative, oral, verbal, unwritten, viva voce, word-of-mouth
Antonyms
paper, written

Rhymes with SPOKEN

broken, oaken, token

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