loquitur

[ loh-kwi-toor; English lok-wi-ter ]

/ ˈloʊ kwɪˌtʊər; English ˈlɒk wɪ tər /

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Latin.

he speaks; she speaks.

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Words nearby loquitur

lopstick, loq., loquacious, loquacity, loquat, loquitur, lor, Lorain, Loraine, loral, loran

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How to use loquitur in a sentence

To be filled with the spirit of God; this spirit must animate our words and our hearts: Ex abundantia cordis os loquitur.
The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval|A. Leblond de Brumath
Colonel, (Jones loquitur) allow me to introduce you to my friend Mr. Scribble!
The Civil War in America|William Howard Russell
Sub indocto tamen doctus evadere potes, afflatu aliquo divino, ut Cicero loquitur.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
Una Scotiae medietas Hibernice loquitur, et nos omnes cum Insulanis in sylvestrium societate deputamus.
An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)|Robert S. Rait

Adhuc Scotiae ferme medietas Hibernice loquitur, et a paucis retroactis diebus plures Hibernice loquuti sunt.
An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)|Robert S. Rait

British Dictionary definitions for loquitur

loquitur

/ Latin (ˈlɒkwɪtə) /

he (or she) speaks: used, esp formerly, as a stage directionUsually abbreviated to: loq

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