Meanings
nounparisology (countable and uncountable, plural parisologies)
plural parisologies
- countableuncountableThe use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
Origin
From Ancient Greek πάρισος (párisos, “almost equal, balanced”) + -logy (“way of speaking”).
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APA
parisology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parisology
MLA
“parisology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parisology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parisology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parisology.
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