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longiloquence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
longilo-quence
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

long-windedness

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "American longiloquence in oratory"

Etymology

From Latin longus (“long”) + loquentia (“a talking”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

ambages belabour circumlocution explicate loquacity pleniloquence verbose

Synonyms

verbosity

Questions

What does longiloquence mean?
long-windedness
Where does longiloquence come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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