"perissology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ Forms: perissologies [plural]
Etymology: Latin perissologia, from Ancient Greek περισσός. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|perissologia}} Latin perissologia, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} perissology (countable and uncountable, plural perissologies)
  1. Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: perissological
    Sense id: en-perissology-en-noun-awkUv80U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for perissology meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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