the spoken/written word

spoken word

A type of poetry that is read aloud in a performance. I'll be reading some of my spoken word poetry tonight at the coffee house, if you want to stop by.
See also: spoken, word
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the spoken/written ˈword

the language, in speaking/writing: The spoken word is often very different from the written word.
See also: spoken, word, written
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See also:
  • spoken word
  • spoken
  • once
  • read to
  • read to (one)
  • run one’s rhymes
  • run rhymes
  • on the back of a postage stamp
  • read back
  • of a kind/sort