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pectoriloquy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pec-to-ril-o-quy
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From Latin pectus, pectoris (“chest, breast”) + -loquy, from Latin loquor (“to speak”).

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Derived Forms

pectoriloquial pectoriloquous

Questions

What does pectoriloquy mean?
An increased resonance, or a distinctly articulated voice, heard during auscultation.
Where does pectoriloquy come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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