"vaniloquence" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin vanus (“vain”) + loquentia (“talk”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|vanus|t=vain}} Latin vanus (“vain”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vaniloquence (uncountable)
  1. Idle or vain talk. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: vaniloquy
    Sense id: en-vaniloquence-en-noun-PftWLIH3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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