overword
[ oh-ver-wurd ]
noun
a word that is repeated, as a refrain in a song.
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Now this was a favourite overword of my mother's, that suffering was the Christian's golden garment.
The Men of the Moss-Hags | S. R. Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for overword
overword
/ (ˈəʊvəˌwɜːd) /
noun
a repeated word or phrase
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