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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mental pathol., the repetition, in speaking, of words, parts of words, or phrases; a chronic and exaggerated form of the reiterations and reduplications which occur normally in careless speech. Also
palimphrasia .
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mollusque commented on the word palinphrasia
We'll have to keep this one in reserve in case she runs again.
March 4, 2010