palilogy

noun

pa·​lil·​o·​gy

variants or palillogy

pəˈliləjē

plural -es

: repetition of a word for emphasis (as in Isaiah 38:19 "the living, the living, he shall praise thee")

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin palilogia, from Greek palillogia, recapitulation, from palin again, back + -logia

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