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The art of using forty words where four would have suffered less.

means The tendency to talk a great deal, often more than anyone strictly required.

from From Latin loqui, to speakthe same root powering eloquent, colloquial, and the dreaded soliloquy.

Quiet cousinOpposite is taciturnity, the gift of saying nothing
Word familyShares roots with ventriloquist, the throat-talker
Subtle shadeImplies excess, not merely fluency or wit
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