palilogy

English

Alternative forms

• palillogy

Etymology

From Late Latin palilogia (“palilogy”), from Ancient Greek παλιλογία (palilogía, “palilogy”), from πάλιν (pálin, “again”) + -λογία (-logía, “pertaining to speech, discourse”) or -λόγος (-lógos, “word, speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪləd͡ʒi/

Noun

palilogy (usually uncountable, plural palilogies)

1. (rhetoric) Emphatic repetition of a word or phrase.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: anastrofa f