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lŏquēla (incorrectly written lŏquel-la), ae, f. [loquor], speech, language, words, discourse.

  1. I. Lit.: commoda loquelam tuam, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 76: fuditque has ore loquelas, Verg. A. 5, 842: nutricis blanda loquela, Lucr. 5, 230.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. * A. A word: hinc quidam loquelam dixerunt verbum, Varr. L. L. 6, § 57 Müll.
    2. * B. A language: Graia loquela, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 68.