polilalia

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολυλαλίᾱ́ (polulalíā́), derived from πολῠ́ς (polús, much, many) + λαλιᾱ́ (laliā́, talk, chat).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpo.li.laˈli.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: po‧li‧la‧lì‧a

Noun

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polilalia f (uncountable) (rare)

  1. excessive loquacity, logorrhea
  2. (Christianity) the ability to speak multiple languages

Further reading

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  • polilalia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana