perissology
perissology · perissologies
Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windednessSuperfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.
/pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.
Origin
From Latin perissologia, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd, uneven”) + Ancient GFrom Latin perissologia, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd, uneven”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, perisso- + logy or periss- + -ology.
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Forms
plural: perissologies| Singular | perissology |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedperissological
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable