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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prolix /ˈprəʊlɪks, prəˈlɪks/
▶adjective (of speech or writing) tediously lengthy.
– derivatives
prolixity noun,
prolixly adverb.
prolixity noun,
prolixly adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. prolixe or L. prolixus ‘poured forth, extended’, from pro- ‘outward’ + liquere ‘be liquid’.
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