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somniloquy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
som-nil-o-quy
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or habit of talking in one's sleep.

Uncountable

noun

Words spoken while sleeping.

Countable

Etymology

From somni- (“sleep”) + -loquy (“speaking, speech”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

somniloquies (plural)

Derived Forms

somniloquist

Synonyms

sleeptalking sleep talking somniloquism

Questions

What does somniloquy mean?
The act or habit of talking in one's sleep.
Where does somniloquy come from?
From somni- (“sleep”) + -loquy (“speaking, speech”).

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