"dilogy" meaning in All languages combined

See dilogy on Wiktionary

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”) 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): dilogie [feminine] (French), biloxía [feminine] (Galician), þríleikur (Icelandic), bilogia [feminine] (Portuguese), bilogía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dilogy-en-noun-L6q6do8w Disambiguation of Two: 16 11 73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 20 65 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 14 11 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 18 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 82 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 23 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 30 18 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 30 18 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 17 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 15 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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