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Talk Loquacious Derives Latin Loquor Speak Root Found

知识 Loquacious derives from Latin loquor, to speak, a root found also in:
A circumlocution is, etymologically, a “talking around” (circum- , around). Any way of expressing an idea that is roundabout or indirect is circumlocutory—you are now familiar with the common adjective suffix -ory.
《》 talk, talk, talk!
出处 Word Power Made Easy SESSION 25

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