"perissology" meaning in All languages combined

See perissology on Wiktionary

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

Inflected forms

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