pauciloquy
English
editAlternative forms
edit- pauciloquie (17 th century)
Etymology
editFrom the Classical Latin pauciloquium (“the fact of speaking few words”), from paucus (“little, few”) + loquor (“to speak”). Structurally pauci- + -loquy.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pôsĭʹləkwi, IPA(key): /pɔːˈsɪləkwi/
- (US) enPR: pôsĭʹləkwi, pŏsĭʹləkwi, IPA(key): /pɔˈsɪləkwi/, /pɑˈsɪləkwi/
Noun
editpauciloquy (uncountable)
Antonyms
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editReferences
edit- “pauciloquy, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; Dec. 2008]