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somniloquy

somniloquy noun: the act or habit of talking in one's sleep.

Noun

somniloquy (countable and uncountable, plural somniloquies)

  1. (uncountable) The act or habit of talking in one's sleep.
  2. (countable) Words spoken while sleeping.

Synonyms of somniloquy

Forms of somniloquy

pluralsomniloquies

Origin of somniloquy

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

Words formed from somniloquy

Questions about somniloquy

What does somniloquy mean?
Somniloquy means the act or habit of talking in one's sleep.
What part of speech is somniloquy?
Somniloquy is a noun.
What is the plural of somniloquy?
The plural of somniloquy is somniloquies.

Words near somniloquy in the dictionary

  1. somniloquize
  2. somniloquized
  3. somniloquizes
  4. somniloquizing
  5. somniloquous
  6. somniloquy
  7. somniosid
  8. somniosids
  9. somnipathies
  10. somnipathist
  11. somnipathists

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