battology

noun /baˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/

1. Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas.

   countable, uncountable

   Logomachy, battology, jingling of words, are all these fine speeches!

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek βαττολογία (battología, “stammering speech”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry battology (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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