"spoken word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spoken words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spoken word (countable and uncountable, plural spoken words)
  1. (uncountable) An oral art form, usually consisting of performance poetry, although sometimes overlapping with storytelling or rap. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-spoken_word-en-noun-dYjTs~Vg Disambiguation of Talking: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 93 7
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spoken, word. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spoken_word-en-noun-9tyIJrQE

Inflected forms

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