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somniloquy

/ sɒmˈnɪləkwɪ /

noun

  1. rare,  the act of talking in one's sleep

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Word Forms

  • somniloquous adjective
  • somniloquist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of somniloquy1

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

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"How long are we going to wait out here?" complained Nawin in his somniloquy.

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