The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palilogy
Palilogy \Pa*lil"o*gy\, n. [L. palilogia, Gr. palillogi`a;
pa`lin again + le`gein to speak.] (Rhet.)
The repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sake
of greater emphasis; as, ``The living, the living, he shall
praise thee.''
--Is. xxxviii. 19.
Wiktionary
palilogy
n. (context rhetoric English) Emphatic repetition of a word or phrase.
Wikipedia
Palilogy
A palilogy is a rhetorical figure that is a repetition of word or phrase for emphasis.
Examples:
- "He cannot be good, knows not why he is good, but stands good."
- "That answer is wrong, wrong, wrong!!!"
Category:Figures of speech