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loquitur

American  
[loh-kwi-toor, lok-wi-ter] / ˈloʊ kwɪˌtʊər, ˈlɒk wɪ tər /
Latin.

  1. he speaks; she speaks.

loquitur British  
/ ˈlɒkwɪtə /

  1. Usually abbreviated to: loq.  he (or she) speaks: used, esp formerly, as a stage direction

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In words a 1960s Yale graduate would probably understand but today’s probably wouldn’t: Res ipsa loquitur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Nevertheless, the concept of res ipsa loquitur applies here.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022

If you thought your party was good, then it was – res ipsa loquitur.

From Fox News • Aug. 28, 2020

Res ipsa loquitur, as they say in tort law.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2016

According to an old Latin distich: “Cor sapit, pulmo loquitur, fel commoret iras Splen ridere facit, cogit amare jecur.”

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

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