"talk like a book" meaning in All languages combined

See talk like a book on Wiktionary

Verb [Îngilîzî]

Audio: En-au-talk like a book.ogg
  1. bi zimanê edebî axivîn, bi fermî peyivîn
    Sense id: ku-talk_like_a_book-en-verb-i-XYEqCZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: speak like a book
Categories (other): Deng bi îngilîzî, Îngilîzî
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Download raw JSONL data for talk like a book meaning in All languages combined (0.6kB)

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