Etymology

battology

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Today it means: Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βαττολογία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβαττολογία“stammering speech”
  2. English todaybattology

From Ancient Greek βαττολογία (battología, “stammering speech”).

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