- somniloquence, somniloquism
- 1. Talking or muttering in one's sleep. SYN: sleeptalking (1). 2. SYN: somniloquy. [L. somnus, sleep, + loquor, to talk]
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somniloquence, somniloquism
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Somniloquence — Som*nil o*quence, n. The act of talking in one s sleep; somniloquism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
somniloquence — n. talking in one s sleep. See also somnambulism. * * * som·nil·o·quence (som nilґo kwəns) somniloquism … Medical dictionary
somniloquy — Talking under the influence of hypnotic suggestion. SYN: sleeptalking (2), somniloquence (2), somniloquism. [L. somnus, sleep, + loquor, to speak] * * * som·nil·o·quy kwē n, pl quies the action or habit of talking in one s sleep * * *… … Medical dictionary
sleeptalking — 1. SYN: somniloquence (1). 2. SYN: somniloquy. * * * sleep·talk·ing (slēpґtawk ing) somniloquism … Medical dictionary
somniloquist — noun someone who talks while asleep • Derivationally related forms: ↑somniloquism, ↑somniloquy • Hypernyms: ↑sleeper, ↑slumberer * * * sämˈniləkwə̇st noun ( s) … Useful english dictionary
