alloquial

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UK/əˈləʊ.kwi.əl/US/əˈloʊ.kwi.əl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a speech or address made to someone, particularly in a formal or public setting.

OriginLatin alloquium →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectivealloquial (comparative more alloquial, superlative most alloquial)

comparative more alloquial · superlative most alloquial

  1. obsoleteOf or pertaining to a speech or address made to someone, particularly in a formal or public setting.

Origin

  1. Latinalloquium
  2. Englishalloquial

From alloquy, from Latin alloquium, from alloqui, + -al.

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APA

alloquial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alloquial

MLA

“alloquial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alloquial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alloquial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alloquial.

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