pa·lil·o·gy noun orpa·lil·lo·gy\pəˈliləjē\ (-es) Etymology: Late Latin palilogia, from Greek palillogia, recapitulation, from palin again, back + -logia — more at pali- : repetition of a word for emphasis (as in Is 38:19 “the living, the living, he shall praise thee”)