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Definition of Somniloquist
1. Noun. Someone who talks while asleep.
Definition of Somniloquist
1. n. One who talks in his sleep.
Definition of Somniloquist
1. Noun. A person who talks in his/her sleep. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Somniloquist
1. A habitual sleep-talker. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Somniloquist
Literary usage of Somniloquist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery edited by Lunsford Pitts Yandell, Theodore Stout Bell (1844)
"It is confined to the somniloquist, who, it is asserted, can be made to experience
the same feelings of both body and mind, and entertain the same thoughts, ..."
2. Memoirs of the Life and Services of Daniel Drake, M.D., Physician, Professor by Edward Deering Mansfield (1855)
"And herein lies the most obvious difference between her intellectual condition
and that of a natural somniloquist, who is made to walk and talk, ..."
3. Phrenology Examined, and Shown to be Inconsistent with the Principles of by Nathan Lewis Rice (1849)
"... whether their thoughts, when introduced to the somniloquist, could, independently
of speech, or visible signs, impress themselves on her mind. ..."
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