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单词 parciloquy
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parciloquyn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin parciloquium.
Etymology: < classical Latin parciloquium restraint in speaking < parci- , combining form of parcus sparing (see parcity n.) + -loquium < loquī to speak (see loquent adj.); compare -y suffix4.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A short speech; the quality of speaking little.
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the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun]
stillnessc1050
silencea1225
seld-speech?c1225
taciturnityc1450
retreata1533
mum1555
silentness1573
reticence1603
reticencya1617
reservation1619
parciloquy1656
reserve1659
costiveness1792
incommunicativeness1815
mutism1824
incommunicableness1835
ineloquence1843
incommunicability1855
unspeaking1860
mumchanceness1910
mumchanciness1920
the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a speech > short
parciloquy1656
oratiuncle1832
speechling1880
speechlet1881
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Parciloquy (parciloquium), a sparing or niggarly speech.
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Parciloquy, a moderation in words, a speaking little.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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