palilogia

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noun

Deliberate repetition of a word or a phrase for the sake of emphasis.

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Meanings

noun
  1. rhetoricDeliberate repetition of a word or a phrase for the sake of emphasis.

    First, there is palilogia, which is an idiosyncrasy of certain rhetoricians and public speakers who deliberately repeat a word or phrase or sentence for the sake of emphasis.

    1970, Macdonald Critchley, Aphasiology and other aspects of language
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APA

palilogia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palilogia

MLA

“palilogia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palilogia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palilogia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palilogia.

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