pauciloquy

== English == === Alternative forms === pauciloquie (17 th century) === Etymology === From the Classical Latin pauciloquium (“the fact of speaking few words”), from paucus (“little, few”) + loquor (“to speak”). Structurally pauci- +‎ -loquy. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pôsĭʹləkwi, IPA(key): /pɔːˈsɪləkwi/ (US) enPR: pôsĭʹləkwi, pŏsĭʹləkwi, IPA(key): /pɔˈsɪləkwi/, /pɑˈsɪləkwi/ === Noun === pauciloquy (uncountable) (uncommon) Economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism. ==== Antonyms ==== multiloquy ==== Related terms ==== === References === “pauciloquy, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; Dec. 2008]