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longiloquence

longiloquence noun: long-windedness.

Noun

longiloquence (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) long-windedness
    • American longiloquence in oratory1873, Fitzedward Hall, Modern English
    Synonyms:
    verbosity

Synonyms of longiloquence

Origin of longiloquence

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

Questions about longiloquence

What does longiloquence mean?
Longiloquence means long-windedness.
What part of speech is longiloquence?
Longiloquence is a noun.

Words near longiloquence in the dictionary

  1. longifolene
  2. longikaurin
  3. longilabrous
  4. longilateral
  5. longilobine
  6. longiloquence
  7. longiloquent
  8. longimanous
  9. longimetric
  10. longimetry
  11. longin'

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