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SOMNILOQUY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does somniloquy mean?
• SOMNILOQUY (noun)
The noun SOMNILOQUY has 1 sense:
1. uttering speech while asleep
Familiarity information: SOMNILOQUY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uttering speech while asleep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
sleep talking; somniloquism; somniloquy
Hypernyms ("somniloquy" is a kind of...):
sleeping (the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate)
process; unconscious process (a mental process that you are not directly aware of)
Derivation:
somniloquist (someone who talks while asleep)
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