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dulciloquence

dulciloquence noun: the quality of being dulciloquent.

Noun

dulciloquence (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being dulciloquent.
    • Be that as it may, certain it is, that Kemble performed both at Leicester and Gloucester, and from thence proceeded to Cheltenham, where, in conjunction with a Mr. Carlton, he produced a nouvelle entertainment; i. e. a lecture upon eloquence, by himself, and sleight of hand tricks by his coadjutor....1825 February 12, [Catherine Elizabeth Oxberry, editor], “Memoir of John Philip Kemble”, in Oxberry’s Dramatic Biography, and Histrionic Anecdotes, volume I, London: George Virtue, […], page 109
    • I dutifully trailed along behind Andre for a few days before being trusted to take the lead role on some sales calls. Lacking his francophone dulciloquence, however, and having a hitch in my style born of ethical hesitations, I failed to sell a single calculator.2016, Richard Dietrich Maddox, Remembering Eternity, volume 1 (The Sun Inside), book 1 (The Game Begins), →ISBN, page 181

Questions about dulciloquence

What does dulciloquence mean?
Dulciloquence means the quality of being dulciloquent.
What part of speech is dulciloquence?
Dulciloquence is a noun.

Words near dulciloquence in the dictionary

  1. dulcifluous
  2. dulcify
  3. dulcifying
  4. dulcijo
  5. dulcijos
  6. dulciloquence
  7. dulciloquent
  8. dulciloquy
  9. dulcimer
  10. dulcimerist
  11. dulcimerists

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