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Latin
Etymology
From ad- (“to, towards”) + loquor (“I say, speak”).
Pronunciation
Verb
alloquor (present infinitive alloquī, perfect active allocūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- to speak to, address; salute, greet
- Synonyms: inquam, loquor, aio, effor, oro, dico, for (publicly)
- to exhort, rouse; console, comfort
- to appeal to the gods in thanksgiving and prayer
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References
- “alloquor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alloquor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.