"polylogy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: polylogies [plural]
Etymology: poly- + -logy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|poly|logy}} poly- + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} polylogy (usually uncountable, plural polylogies)
  1. (rare) A set of two or more works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games. Tags: rare, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-polylogy-en-noun-weQPhPph Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 64 36
  2. (rare) Talkativeness. Tags: rare, uncountable, usually Related terms (Talkativeness.): duology
    Sense id: en-polylogy-en-noun-CALTHX~P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -logy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -logy: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'Talkativeness.': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trilogy, tetralogy, pentalogy, hexalogy, heptalogy, octalogy, ennealogy, decalogy

Inflected forms

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