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spo·ken-word   (spō'kən-wûrd')
adj.  
  1. Spoken aloud, especially in performance: spoken-word poetry.

  2. Performing or involving a performance of the spoken word: "Whenever [a newspaper] covers the poetry world, you can bet you will find spoken-word and street poets railing against the prudishness of the 'academic poets'" (Maureen McLane).

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