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单词 battological
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battologicaladj.

/batəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
Etymology: < Greek βαττολόγος a stammerer, one who repeats himself needlessly + -ical suffix. The Greek word is < the personal name Βάττος (see the story in Herodotus, iv. 155) + -λογος speaking, speaker.
Given to battology.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > repetitious > needlessly repetitious > of persons
battological1863
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II. xiv. 200 The battological author.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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