English Explanatory Dictionary

dilogy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Ambiguous or equivocal speech or discourse.
  2. Repetition of a word or phrase.
  3. A series of two related works.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɪləd͡ʒi/

Word forms

dilogy dilogies

Etymology

From Latin dilogia, from Ancient Greek διλογία (dilogía, “repetition”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).

Synonyms

duology

Related words

tetralogy pentalogy hexalogy heptalogy octalogy ennealogy decalogy polylogy (2+) monology trilogy
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