"dilogy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪləd͡ʒi/ Forms: dilogies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dilogia, from Ancient Greek διλογία (dilogía, “repetition”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dilogia}} Latin dilogia, {{uder|en|grc|διλογία||repetition}} Ancient Greek διλογία (dilogía, “repetition”), {{m|grc|δίς||twice}} δίς (dís, “twice”), {{m|grc|-λογία||-logy}} -λογία (-logía, “-logy”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dilogy (countable and uncountable, plural dilogies)
  1. Ambiguous or equivocal speech or discourse. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms (Ambiguous or equivocal speech or discourse.): monology
    Sense id: en-dilogy-en-noun-crnS8SPb Disambiguation of 'Ambiguous or equivocal speech or discourse.': 97 2 1
  2. Repetition of a word or phrase. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dilogy-en-noun-eEVQy~TL
  3. (countable, nonstandard) A series of two related works. Tags: countable, nonstandard Categories (topical): Two Synonyms (two related works): duology [nonstandard] Related terms (A series of two related works.): trilogy Translations (A set of two works of art that are connected): biloxía [feminine] (Galician), þríleikur (Icelandic), bilogia [feminine] (Portuguese), bilogía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dilogy-en-noun-L6q6do8w Disambiguation of Two: 18 11 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 21 64 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 12 73 Disambiguation of 'two related works': 3 3 94 Disambiguation of 'A series of two related works.': 1 1 98 Disambiguation of 'A set of two works of art that are connected': 8 8 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tetralogy, pentalogy, hexalogy, heptalogy, octalogy, ennealogy, decalogy, polylogy (2+)

Inflected forms

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