palilogy

or pa·lil·lo·gy

[ puh-lil-uh-jee ]

/ pəˈlɪl ə dʒi /

noun, plural pa·lil·o·gies. Rhetoric.

the technique of repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.

Nearby words

palikar, palikinesia, palikir, palila, palilalia, palilogy, palimony, palimpsest, palimscope, palindrome, palindromia

Origin of palilogy

1650–60; < Greek palillogía recapitulation, equivalent to pálin again, back + -logía -logy

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