perissology

  • 1Perissology — Per is*sol o*gy, n. [L. perissologia, Gr. ?; ? odd, superfluous + ? discourse.] Superfluity of words. [R.] G. Campbell. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2perissology — per·is·sol·o·gy …

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  • 3perissology — ˌperəˈsäləjē noun ( es) Etymology: Late Latin perissologia, from Greek, from perissologos speaking too much (from perissos + logos speech) + ia y more at legend archaic : superfluity of words …

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  • 4périssologie — [ perisɔlɔʒi ] n. f. • 1710; gr. perissologia, de perissos « superflu » ♦ Didact. Pléonasme fautif (ex. descendre en bas). ⇒ pléonasme, tautologie. Rhét. Procédé d insistance par répétition. ● périssologie nom féminin (bas latin perissologia,… …

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  • 5Diffuseness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Diffuseness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 diffuseness diffuseness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 amplification amplification &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 dilating dilating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 verbosity verbosity verbiage …

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  • 6verbosity — n. Wordiness, macrology, prolixity, verboseness, perissology …

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