logorrhea

English

/ˌlɒ.ɡəˈɹɪ.ə/, /ˌlɔ.ɡəˈɹi.ə/

noun
Definitions
  • (often) Excessive talkativeness.
  • (often) Excessive use of words in writing; prolixity.
  • (psychology) Excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek λόγος (word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (gather, collect, leak, select, pick out, drain, speak), *srew- (flow, stream), *leǵ- (gather, collect, leak, select, pick out, drain, speak).

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Proto-Indo-European

*leǵ-

Gloss

gather, collect, leak, select, pick out, drain, speak

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