"ambiloquy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ambiloquies [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambiloquium, from ambo (“two”) + loquor (“speak”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|ambiloquium}} Medieval Latin ambiloquium, {{m|la|ambo||two}} ambo (“two”), {{m|la|loquor||speak}} loquor (“speak”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|ambiloquies}} ambiloquy (countable and uncountable, plural ambiloquies)
  1. (obsolete) Ambiguous language. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ambiloquy-en-noun-IfhOBrbx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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