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spoken

spoken

1 1.0
Said aloud rather than written
  • adjective
  • /ˈspoʊkən/
translation icon : hablado
  • In her presentation, she focused on the importance of spoken communication.
  • Spoken language
  • Assessment of spoken
  • Comprehensive assessment of spoken

In the Antilles, the language spoken officially is French.

Examples

  • That's right, living where the language is spoken and using it every day.

  • So where did the thousands of languages spoken today actually come from?

  • The Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language

    Academic text (2011)

  • In the Antilles, the language spoken officially is French.

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • Fifteen students who enrolled in the Second Year Spoken Chinese (CHIN3010) course in 2017 at the university participated in the study.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The other student passed the General Examination in Spoken English, which is administered by Trinity College of London, and anticipates being employed as an English interpreter or translator.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language (CASL; Carrow-Woolfolk, 1999) is a norm-referenced oral language instrument for children and young adults, ages 3 through 21.

    Academic text (2012)

  • French is the language spoken in many countries around the world.

  • The documentary features interviews with people from different cultures and highlights their spoken traditions.

Synonyms

oral
vsspoken
99 2.7

Said aloud instead of written down

is the identical term used for the same type of expression
verbal
vsspoken
37 3.2

Said in speech rather than written down

means the same and is interchangeable in this sense
uttered
vsspoken
3.4

Said out loud

focuses on general expression by speech rather than the act of producing sound
voiced
vsspoken
3.7

Said or written so other people know what you think

limits meaning to expression by speech rather than including written forms

Antonyms

written
1.0

Made as words on paper or a screen rather than spoken

Compounds

spoken language
4 2.3

Language people use with their voice rather than in writing

spoken word
2 2.6

Something you say aloud rather than write or think

foul-spoken
  • Offensive
8.4

Using rude words that insult other people

rough-spoken
7.5

A person who speaks in a rude, harsh way

smooth-spoken
6.8

A person who speaks in a calm, charming way to persuade others

spoken communication
2.9

Talking to share information or ideas

How Documented

to notarize
  • Formal
18 7.4
signed
1.8
recorded
2.6
in writing
99 2.6
spoken
1 1.0
unmentioned
4 4.4

Surface Forms

spoken positive

Morphology

spoken = speak (transparent) = speak + en

The adjective is the past-participle/adjectival form of 'speak' (with the participial suffix -en); meaning is directly derived despite the verb's irregular past-participle form.

Etymology

Spoken comes from the verb speak, which comes from an old English word meaning 'to say'. It is the same root as speech, so spoken means 'said out loud' rather than written.