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What does `bespoken''bespoken' signify, as opposed to 'bespoke'?

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The verb bespeak admits two past participles: bespoke and bespoken. I am interested in the attributive usage of these terms.

A bespoke suit is one tailored to please and to fit a particular customer. Occasionally, bespoken is used in the same sense. I am puzzled by the difference. Personally I find bespoken to be rarer, and Google seems to concur.

My question is, whether the two are interchangeable, or wheherwhether a preference of one over the other is significant in terms of register, region, or whether there is actually a nuance in meaning.

The verb bespeak admits two past participles: bespoke and bespoken. I am interested in the attributive usage of these terms.

A bespoke suit is one tailored to please and to fit a particular customer. Occasionally, bespoken is used in the same sense. I am puzzled by the difference. Personally I find bespoken to be rarer, and Google seems to concur.

My question is, whether the two are interchangeable, or wheher a preference of one over the other is significant in terms of register, region, or whether there is actually a nuance in meaning.

The verb bespeak admits two past participles: bespoke and bespoken. I am interested in the attributive usage of these terms.

A bespoke suit is one tailored to please and to fit a particular customer. Occasionally, bespoken is used in the same sense. I am puzzled by the difference. Personally I find bespoken to be rarer, and Google seems to concur.

My question is, whether the two are interchangeable, or whether a preference of one over the other is significant in terms of register, region, or whether there is actually a nuance in meaning.

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