Palilogy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Alternative forms 1.4 Noun

English

Etymology

From late Latin palilogia, from Greek παλιλογια, from παλιν ‘again’ + −λογια ‘pertaining to speech, discourse’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /pə'lɪləʤi/

Alternative forms

• palillogy

Noun

Singular palilogy

Plural palilogies

1. emphatic repetition of a word or phrase