- alieniloquy
- speech on subjects other than the matter at hand; off-topic speech
Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.
alieniloquy
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alieniloquy — † ˌalieˈniloquy Obs. 0 [ad. med.L. aliēniloquium, f. aliēn us foreign + loqui to speak.] ‘A talking wide from the purpose, or not to the matter in hand.’ Bailey 1731; whence in Ash … Useful english dictionary
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