"overloquaciousness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From overloquacious + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|overloquacious|ness}} overloquacious + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overloquaciousness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being overloquacious. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: overloquacity, overtalkativeness
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