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battological, a.|bætəˈlɒdʒɪkəl|
[f. Gr. βαττολόγος a stammerer, one who repeats himself needlessly + -ical. The Gr. word is f. the personal name βάττος (see the story in Herodotus, iv. 155) + -λογος speaking, speaker.]
Given to battology.
1863C. Reade Hard Cash II. xiv. 200 The battological author. |