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somniloquy

/ sɒmˈnɪləkwɪ /

noun

  1. rare.
    the act of talking in one's sleep
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • somˈniloquous, adjective
  • somˈniloquist, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of somniloquy1

C19: from Latin somnus sleep + loqui to speak; compare soliloquy

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