tautophony

noun

tau·​toph·​o·​ny

tȯˈtäfənē

plural -es

: repetition of the same sound

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek tautophōnia, from tautophōnos sounding identical, from Greek taut- + -phōnos (from phōnein to sound, from phōnē voice, sound) + -ia -y

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

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