noun

lŏquēla

gen. lŏquēlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

(incorrectly written ), , id.

speech, language, words, discourse

speech, language, words, discourse.

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Lit.: commoda loquelam tuam, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 76: fuditque has ore loquelas, Verg. A. 5, 842: nutricis blanda loquela, Lucr. 5, 230.—

by extension

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A word •

A word: hinc quidam loquelam dixerunt verbum, Varr. L. L. 6, § 57 Müll.—*

A language •

A language: Graia loquela, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 68.

Perseus ID: n26984 Key: loquela