pauciloquy

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UK/pɔːˈsɪləkwi/US/pɔˈsɪləkwi/US/pɑˈsɪləkwi/

noun

Economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.

Opposite
multiloquy
OriginLatin pauciloquium →
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Meanings

nounpauciloquy (uncountable)

alternative pauciloquie

  1. uncommonuncountableEconomical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
multiloquy

Origin

  1. Latinpauciloquium“the fact of speaking few words”
  2. Englishpauciloquy

From the Classical Latin pauciloquium (“the fact of speaking few words”), from paucus (“little, few”) + loquor (“to speak”). Structurally pauci- + -loquy.

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APA

pauciloquy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pauciloquy

MLA

“pauciloquy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pauciloquy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pauciloquy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pauciloquy.

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