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, adjectiveWord 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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