logorrhea
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- logorrhoea (British)
- logorrhœa (chiefly British)
[edit] Etymology
From New Latin, from Latin logos (“word, utternance”), from Ancient Greek λόγος (logos) + ῥοία (rhoia, “flow”)
[edit] Noun
logorrhea (uncountable)
- (medicine, US) An excessive and often uncontrollable flow of words.
- (humorous, US) Excessive talkativeness.
[edit] Synonyms
- (excessive talkativeness) verbal diarrhea
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[edit] Translations
excessive and often uncontrollable flow of words
excessive talkativeness
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