palillogy

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/pəˈlɪləd͡ʒi/

A form of palilogy — Emphatic repetition of a word or phrase.

OriginLate Latin palillogia ← Ancient Greek παλιλλογία →
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Meanings

nounpalillogy (usually uncountable, plural palillogies)

plural palillogies

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of palilogy.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαλιλλογία“palillogy”
  2. Late Latinpalillogia“palillogy”
  3. Englishpalillogy

From Late Latin palillogia (“palillogy”), from Ancient Greek παλιλλογία (palillogía, “palillogy”), from πάλιν (pálin, “again”) + -λογία (-logía, “pertaining to speech, discourse”) or -λόγος (-lógos, “word, speech”).

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APA

palillogy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palillogy

MLA

“palillogy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palillogy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palillogy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palillogy.

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