- alieniloquy
- † ˌalieˈniloquy Obs.—0
[ad. med.L. aliēniloquium, f. aliēn-us foreign + loqui to speak.]‘A talking wide from the purpose, or not to the matter in hand.’ Bailey 1731; whence in Ash.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
alieniloquy
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alieniloquy — noun rambling or evasive talk … Wiktionary
alieniloquy — speech on subjects other than the matter at hand; off topic speech Styles of Speech … Phrontistery dictionary
Styles of Speech — Here we have 54 words referring to manners or styles of speaking, words that use the suffix loquent , loquence , or loquy , from Latin loqui (to speak). While in an age of text messaging, public speaking has lost its once vaunted status as a… … Phrontistery dictionary
