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  • 51spoken — I UK [ˈspəʊkən] / US [ˈspoʊkən] adjective * spoken language is things that people say, not things that they write examples of spoken and written English • spoken for II UK / US speak …

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  • 52spoken — spo•ken [[t]ˈspoʊ kən[/t]] v. 1) a pp. of speak 2) uttered or expressed by speaking; oral 3) speaking, or using speech, as specified (usu. used in combination): plain spoken; soft spoken[/ex] • spoken for …

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  • 53spoken word — noun a word that is spoken aloud (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑vocable • Hypernyms: ↑word * * * the ˌspoken ˈword [spoken word] …

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  • 54spoken for — 1. adjective taken; unavailable; not single Im sorry, I cant go on a date with you Im spoken for. 2. verb claimed, reserved, or …

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  • 55spoken — past participle of speak. adjective [in combination] speaking in a specified way: a soft spoken man. Phrases be spoken for 1》 be already claimed or reserved. 2》 already have a romantic commitment …

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  • 56spoken — adjective spoken communication spoken for Syn: verbal, oral, vocal, viva voce, uttered, said, stated; unwritten; by word of mouth Ant: nonverbal, written …

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  • 57spoken for — 1) the money is spoken for Syn: reserved, set aside, claimed, owned, booked 2) Claudine is spoken for Syn: attached, going out with someone, in a relationship; informal going steady, taken …

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  • 58-spoken — UK [spəʊkən] / US [spoʊkən] suffix used with some adverbs to form adjectives that describe the way someone speaks softly spoken well spoken …

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  • 59spoken — [ˈspəʊkən] adj I said, instead of being written examples of spoken and written English[/ex] II spoken the past participle of speak …

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  • 60spoken — /ˈspoʊkən / (say spohkuhn) verb 1. past participle of speak. –adjective 2. uttered or expressed by speaking; oral (opposed to written). 3. (in compounds) speaking, or using speech, as specified: fair spoken; plain spoken …