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Battology

1.Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas.

2.A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing.

3.A rhetorical term for needless and tiresome repetition in speaking or writing.
His writing suffers from ornate description and battology, but hidden beneath all that he’s got a valid point.
by E.Knight. November 5, 2010
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