spoken

[ spoh-kuhn ]
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verb
  1. a past participle of speak.

adjective
  1. uttered or expressed by speaking; oral (opposed to written): the spoken word.

  2. speaking, or using speech, as specified (usually used in combination): fair-spoken; plain-spoken; soft-spoken.

Origin of spoken

1
First recorded in 1570–80, for the adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for spoken

spoken

/ (ˈspəʊkən) /


verb
  1. the past participle of speak

adjective
  1. uttered through the medium of speech: Compare written

  2. (in combination) having speech as specified: soft-spoken

  1. spoken for engaged, reserved, or allocated

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