Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In mental pathol., the repetition, in speaking, of words, parts of words, or phrases; a chronic and exaggerated form of reiterations and reduplications which occur normally in careless speech. Also palimphrasia.
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Sound Sex
taciturn, deflower, recursive, parapraxis, comitative, atelic, awkward, eccentric, libidinous, astereognosis, aloof, moonglade and 50 more...
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You Don't Say
Language disorders, disabilities, and unusual demonstrations.
aphasia, aphonia, dysarthria, glossolalia, paraphasia, alexia, polymicrogyria, logorrhea, stutter, spoonerism, agraphia, malapropism and 54 more...
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panvocalic, palindrome, anagram, transposition, antigram, reversal, isogram, alternade, trinade, beheadment, decapitation, apheresis and 149 more...
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Winter 12
intermezzo, mackintosh, meretricious, matin, ortolan, leveret, oubliette, muezzin, minaret, volute, rubescent, fulgurant and 69 more...
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mollusque We'll have to keep this one in reserve in case she runs again. Mar 4, 2010