Etymology

suaviloquent

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Today it means: Sweetly speaking; using agreeable speech. Full definition →

Latin suaviloquens
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsuaviloquens“sweet-spoken, suaviloquent”
  2. English todaysuaviloquent

From Latin suaviloquens (“sweet-spoken, suaviloquent”), from suavis (“sweet”) + loquens (“speaking”).

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