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uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination“a spoken message”“the spoken language”“a soft-spoken person”“sharp-spoken”Opposite writtenSimilar oral, expressed, viva-voce, verbalSee also articulate

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Spo′ken (spō′k'n), adjective

Origin: p. p. of Speak.

1. Uttered in speech; delivered by word of mouth; oral; as, a spoken narrative; the spoken word.

2. Characterized by a certain manner or style in speaking; — often in composition; as, a pleasant-spoken man.

Methinks you 're better spoken.— William Shakespeare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54