ambiloquy

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noun

Ambiguous language.

OriginMedieval Latin ambiloquium ← Classical Latin -ium →
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Meanings

nounambiloquy (countable and uncountable, plural ambiloquies)

plural ambiloquies

  1. countableuncountableAmbiguous language.

Origin

  1. Classical Latinambi-“both”
  2. Classical Latin-ium
  3. Medieval Latinambiloquium
  4. Englishambiloquy

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ambiloquium, from ambiloquus + Classical Latin -ium, from Classical Latin ambi- (“both”) + -loquus (“speaking”). By surface analysis, ambi- + -loquy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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