单词 | parciloquy |
释义 | † parciloquyn. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A short speech; the quality of speaking little. ΘΚΠ 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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