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somniloquy

British

/ sɒmˈnɪləkwɪ /

noun

rare the act of talking in one's sleep

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Origin of somniloquy

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

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somniloquy

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

From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)

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