Etymology

vaniloquy

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Today it means: Idle or vain talk. Full definition →

First used 1623Latin vāniloquium
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromvāniloquium
  2. English todayvaniloquy

From Latin vāniloquium. See -loquy.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1623 Idle or vain talk.

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