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som·nil·o·quism (som-nilґo-kwiz-əm) [somni- + L. loqui to speak] talking during sleep.
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Somniloquism — Som*nil o*quism, n. The act or habit of talking in one s sleep; somniloquy. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
somniloquism — noun uttering speech while asleep • Syn: ↑sleep talking, ↑somniloquy • Derivationally related forms: ↑somniloquist, ↑somniloquist (for: ↑somniloquy) • … Useful english dictionary
somniloquence, somniloquism — 1. Talking or muttering in one s sleep. SYN: sleeptalking (1). 2. SYN: somniloquy. [L. somnus, sleep, + loquor, to talk] … 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
sleep talking — noun uttering speech while asleep • Syn: ↑somniloquy, ↑somniloquism • Derivationally related forms: ↑somniloquist (for: ↑somniloquism), ↑somniloquist (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
somniloquy — noun uttering speech while asleep • Syn: ↑sleep talking, ↑somniloquism • Derivationally related forms: ↑somniloquist (for: ↑somniloquism), ↑somniloquist … Useful english dictionary
Somniloquence — Som*nil o*quence, n. The act of talking in one s sleep; somniloquism. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sleeptalking — 1. SYN: somniloquence (1). 2. SYN: somniloquy. * * * sleep·talk·ing (slēpґtawk ing) somniloquism … Medical dictionary
somniloquence — n. talking in one s sleep. See also somnambulism. * * * som·nil·o·quence (som nilґo kwəns) somniloquism … Medical dictionary
sleeping — I noun 1. the state of being asleep (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑waking • Derivationally related forms: ↑sleep • Hypernyms: ↑sleep, ↑slumber … Useful english dictionary
