longiloquence

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noun

long-windedness

Similar
verbosity
OriginLatin longus →
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Meanings

nounlongiloquence (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablelong-windedness

    American longiloquence in oratory

    1873, Fitzedward Hall, Modern English

    Synonyms: verbosity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlong-windedness

Similar
verbosity
Also see
long-windedness

Origin

  1. Latinlongus“long”
  2. Englishlongiloquence

From Latin longus (“long”) + loquentia (“a talking”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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