spoken
adjUK /ˈspəʊ.k(ə)n/ · US /ˈspoʊ.kən/
Etymology Morphologically spoke + -n.
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Expressed in speech.
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In compounds Speaking in a specified way.
- soft-spoken
- well-spoken
1 more example
- They are both described as thoughtful, slow-spoken men.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Of a language, produced by articulate sounds.
- Algebra is not a spoken language like French or Spanish, it is a math language.2001, Edward Zaccaro, chapter 1, in Real World Algebra:
- Antonyms
- unspoken
- Derived terms
- aforespoken, fair-spoken, fine-spoken, forespoken, foul-spoken, free-spoken, nonspoken, outspoken, plainspoken, plain-spoken, short-spoken, smooth-spoken, soft-spoken, spoken for, spokenness, spoken pause, spoken word, sweet-spoken, unspokenness, well-spoken