palilogy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Emphatic repetition of a word or phrase.

Pronunciation

/pəˈlɪləd͡ʒi/

Word forms

palilogy palilogies palillogy

Etymology

From Late Latin palilogia (“palilogy”), from Ancient Greek παλιλογία (palilogía, “palilogy”), from πάλιν (pálin, “again”) + -λογία (-logía, “pertaining to speech, discourse”) or -λόγος (-lógos, “word, speech”).

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