melliloquentadj.

Brit.

/mɛˈlɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S.

/mɛˈlɪləkw(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin mell- , mel , -i- connective, -loquent comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin mell-, mel honey (see mell n.²) + -i- connective + -loquent comb. form. Compare post-classical Latin Melliloquium, title of a literary work (mid 15th cent. in British sources), French melliloque person who speaks with much sweetness (1801).

rare.

Sweet-sounding; charmingly eloquent.

ΚΠ

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Melliloquent, that speaketh sweetly.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Melliloquent, speaking sweetly, as it were speaking Honey.

1875 Appletons' Jrnl. 20 Feb. 236 A youth who bore the melliloquent name of Kondjibony.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melliloquent
释义	melliloquentadj. Brit. /mɛˈlɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S. /mɛˈlɪləkw(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin mell- , mel , -i- connective, -loquent comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin mell-, mel honey (see mell n.²) + -i- connective + -loquent comb. form. Compare post-classical Latin Melliloquium, title of a literary work (mid 15th cent. in British sources), French melliloque person who speaks with much sweetness (1801). rare. Sweet-sounding; charmingly eloquent. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Melliloquent, that speaketh sweetly. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Melliloquent, speaking sweetly, as it were speaking Honey. 1875 Appletons' Jrnl. 20 Feb. 236 A youth who bore the melliloquent name of Kondjibony. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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