som·nil·o·quy (s m-n l  -kw )n. pl. som·nil·o·quies The act or habit of talking in one's sleep. [somni- + Latin loqu  , to speak; see soliloquy.]som·nil o·quist n. |
somniloquy [sɒmˈnɪləkwɪ]
n pl -quies
(Psychology) Rare the act of talking in one's sleep
[from Latin somnus sleep + loqui to speak; compare soliloquy]
somniloquist n
somniloquous adj
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| Noun | 1. |  somniloquy - uttering speech while asleep sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate unconscious process, process - a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial" |
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