wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing
Derived forms
battologist
noun
battological (ˌbætlˈɑdʒɪkəl)
adjective
Word origin
[1595–1605; ‹ Gk battología (bátt(os) stammerer + -o--o- + -logia-logy)]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: condensation, density, domain, exposure, redundant