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Farspeak vs Farspeaker - What's the difference?

farspeak | farspeaker |

As nouns the difference between farspeak and farspeaker

is that farspeak is (science fiction|fantasy) the use of magic or telepathy to communicate over long distances while farspeaker is one who farspeaks.

As a verb farspeak

is (science fiction|fantasy) to engage in long-distance communication by magic or telepathy.

farspeak

English

Verb

  • (science fiction, fantasy) To engage in long-distance communication by magic or telepathy.
  • * 1987 , , Intervention , p. 169:
    • Then the conversation turned to a vexatious old topic: Denis's continuing futile attempts to farspeak other telepaths.
  • * 1988 , Mercedes Lackey, Arrow's Fall , p. 178:
    • Talia longed for Kyril's ability to Farspeak ; even at this distance she would have been able to get some kind of warning back to the Heralds near the Border.
  • * 1991 , Margaret Ball, Flameweaver , p. 23:
  • *:"Go on back to the City, child," she said, very calmly, "and when you are close enough, farspeak the Council".
  • * 1999 , Gavriel Kay, Tigana , p. 197:
    • Unless," he added, leaning forward, lowering his hand to the railing, "you would care to farspeak Chiara and have the King settle this himself?"
  • * 2007 , Gail Dayton, The Eternal Rose , p. 391:
    • She tried to farspeak them but couldn't catch enough magic even for that.

    Derived terms

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    Noun

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  • (science fiction, fantasy) The use of magic or telepathy to communicate over long distances.
  • * 1982 , Robert Adams, The Witch Goddess , p. 185:
    • Alerted by the powerful farspeak of the watching prairiecat, Whitetip, as soon as the Ganiks began filing down the path from the shelf, Bili had all three hundred and twelve of his male and female warriors standing to arms...

    farspeaker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who farspeaks.
  • *1987 , Mercedes Lackey, Arrow's flight :
    • "I wish I wasn't so messed up; I wish I was bigger and stronger. Or a Farspeaker' like Kyril,” she replied in a very small voice. “You can't help what happened. As for being a ' Farspeaker , I don't think both of us together could reach someone with the Gift to hear us, and if we could, I don't know that it would do any good," he sighed.
  • A device or apparatus used to farspeak or communicate over long distances; telephone.
  • *1948 , New Statesman: the week-end review:
    • Ecgbert picked up the farspeaker eagerly. "Frideswide darling! I have been wating to hear from you all the morning. [...]"
  • *1984 , John Brunner, The crucible of time :
    • "Let's find out whether I do or not," said Yull imperturbably, and activated the farspeaker to maximum volume. At one a voice rang out, impersonal, repetitive: the sound of a recordimal.
  • *2009 , Nick Gevers, Jay Lake, Other Earths :
    • “Sir, we found him in the farspeaker room,” said one of the guards. “He was tampering with the equipment."
  • *2011 , James Rollins, Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx :
    • She held it out toward him. It was the size of a chicken egg, only broken in half. The other half of the crystal—carried by another—would vibrate in tune with its twin, allowing communication, like a walkie-talkie. “A farspeaker'! Pindor gasped out. "Why didn't you tell us you had one!" "I did. Back when I first ran into you all," she reminded them. "I had been calling Papa on my ' farspeaker when I was snatched here."