Paper and Spoken

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Paper adjective - Being something in name or form only.

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Spoken is an antonym for paper.

Nearby Words: papered, paperback, paperwork, papery, papering

Spoken adjective - Made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing.

Usage example: a spoken agreement is too easily broken

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Paper is an antonym for spoken.

Nearby Word: spoke

Spoken Word in Music: Near the end of "Morning Final" we hear a paper boy trying to sell newspapers.

Source: Music / Agents of Fortune
It works on paper, but when spoken the P in "Psycho" is not pronounced.

Source: Series / Ideal
Real Joke Name: Zonk's birth name looks exotic on paper and sounds beautiful when spoken from the perspective of an Equestrian, but when translated out of Zebrabwayan, it means "Copyright 988, All Rights Reserved".

Source: Fanfic / The Great Alicorn Hunt

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