somniloquy

/ (sɒmˈnɪləkwɪ) /

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noun plural -quies

rare the act of talking in one's sleep

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Derived forms of somniloquy

somniloquist, nounsomniloquous, adjective

Word Origin for somniloquy

C19: from Latin somnus sleep + loqui to speak; compare soliloquy

Words nearby somniloquy

somnambulist, somni-, somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, somniloquy, somnolent, Somnus, somoni, Somoza, Somoza Debayle

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