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perissology

/pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

perissology noun: superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.

Noun

perissology (countable and uncountable, plural perissologies)

  1. Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.
    • The reason assigned for saying koran and not alcoran, is truly curious. Al, say they, is the Arabic article, and signifies the; consequently, if we should say the alcoran, we should fall into a gross perissology. It is just as if we said the the book.1776, George Campbell, The Philosophy of Rhetoric

Forms of perissology

pluralperissologies

Origin of perissology

From Latin perissologia, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd, uneven”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, perisso- + logy or periss- + -ology.

Questions about perissology

What does perissology mean?
Perissology means superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.
What part of speech is perissology?
Perissology is a noun.
How do you pronounce perissology?
Perissology is pronounced /pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/.
What is the plural of perissology?
The plural of perissology is perissologies.

Words near perissology in the dictionary

  1. perissodactylous
  2. perissodactyls
  3. perissologic
  4. perissological
  5. perissologies
  6. perissology
  7. peristalith
  8. peristaliths
  9. peristalses
  10. peristalsis
  11. peristaltic

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