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somniloquy definition

som·nilo·quy (-nilə kwē)

noun

  1. the act or habit of talking while asleep
  2. the words so spoken

Etymology: < L somnus, sleep (see Somnus) + loqui, to speak

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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