alloquy

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noun

Act of speaking to another; an address to another person.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounalloquy (plural alloquies)

plural alloquies

  1. obsoleteAct of speaking to another; an address to another person.

Origin

  1. Latinalloquium
  2. Englishalloquy

From Latin alloquium, from alloqui.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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