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pauciloquy

UK/pɔːˈsɪləkwi/US/pɔˈsɪləkwi/

pauciloquy noun: economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.

Noun

pauciloquy (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.

Antonyms of pauciloquy

Forms of pauciloquy

alternative formpauciloquie

Origin of pauciloquy

From the Classical Latin pauciloquium (“the fact of speaking few words”), from paucus (“little, few”) + loquor (“to speak”). Structurally pauci- + -loquy.

Questions about pauciloquy

What does pauciloquy mean?
Pauciloquy means economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.
What part of speech is pauciloquy?
Pauciloquy is a noun.
How do you pronounce pauciloquy?
Pauciloquy is pronounced /pɔːˈsɪləkwi/ (UK).

Words near pauciloquy in the dictionary

  1. paucijugate
  2. paucilingual
  3. paucilocular
  4. pauciloquent
  5. pauciloquently
  6. pauciloquy
  7. paucimannose
  8. paucimannosidic
  9. paucimicrobial
  10. paucinervate
  11. pauciparous

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