The art, practice, or skill of ventriloquism; the ability to speak in a way that makes sound seem to originate from the stomach or another source.
From Latin 'gaster' (stomach) and 'loqui' (to speak), combined with '-y' (forming a noun). This term appeared alongside 'gastriloquism' in early modern English.
The word 'gastriloquy' is nearly identical to 'gastriloquism'—one ends in '-y' and one in '-ism'—showing how English synonyms can be created by just swapping suffixes on the same root!
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