som·nil·o·quy

(sŏm-nĭl′ə-kwē)

n. pl. som·nil·o·quies

The act or habit of talking in one's sleep.

[somni- + Latin loquī, to speak; see soliloquy.]

som·nil′o·quist n.

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somniloquy

(sɒmˈnɪləkwɪ) ,

somniloquence

somniloquism

n, pl -quies

(Psychology) rare the act of talking in one's sleep

[C19: from Latin somnus sleep + loqui to speak; compare soliloquy]

somˈniloquist n

somˈniloquous adj

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

somniloquy - uttering speech while asleep

sleep talking, somniloquism

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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