1
: delivered by word of mouth : oral
2
: characterized by speaking in (such) a manner
—used in combination
soft-spoken
plainspoken
Examples of spoken in a Sentence
a spoken agreement is too easily broken
a politician who knows the power of the spoken word
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The videos also tend to show garbled subtitles that almost match the spoken words, which is an artifact of subtitles on videos present in the training data.
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ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
Imagine for example that the new language was easy to write down but extremely hard to use via the spoken word.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Pagnol revolutionized film dialogue, bringing literary sophistication and realism to the screen at a time, in the early sound era, when producers feared the spoken word.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
The competition features six individual categories: pop/rock/rap vocals, Broadway/jazz/classical vocals, dance, musical instrument, original spoken word, and original vocal and/or instrumental composition.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
Imagine for example that the new language was easy to write down but extremely hard to use via the spoken word.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Pagnol revolutionized film dialogue, bringing literary sophistication and realism to the screen at a time, in the early sound era, when producers feared the spoken word.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
The competition features six individual categories: pop/rock/rap vocals, Broadway/jazz/classical vocals, dance, musical instrument, original spoken word, and original vocal and/or instrumental composition.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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“Spoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoken. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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spoken
adjective
spo·ken
ˈspō-kən 
1
: given by or using speech
a spoken message
the spoken language
2
: speaking in a specified manner
soft-spoken
plainspoken
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