Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambiloquy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-bil-o-quy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ambiguous language.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ambiloquium, from ambiloquus + Classical Latin -ium, from Classical Latin ambi- (“both”) + -loquus (“speaking”). By surface analysis, ambi- + -loquy.

Word Breakdown

Root: -ium, ambi-

Usage

Inflected Forms

ambiloquies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ambiloquous

Questions

What does ambiloquy mean?: Ambiguous language.
Where does ambiloquy come from?: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ambiloquium, from ambiloquus + Classical Latin -ium, from Classical Latin ambi- (“both”) + -loquus (“speaking”). By surface analysis, ambi- + -loquy.

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