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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dilogy

/ˈdɪləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dil-o-gy
IPA
/ˈdɪləd͡ʒi/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ambiguous or equivocal speech or discourse.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Repetition of a word or phrase.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A series of two related works.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin dilogia, from Ancient Greek διλογία (dilogía, “repetition”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

dilogies (plural)

Phrases

polylogy (2+)

Frequently Paired Words

monology trilogy tetralogy pentalogy hexalogy heptalogy octalogy ennealogy

Synonyms

duology

Questions

How do you pronounce dilogy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪləd͡ʒi/.
What does dilogy mean?
Ambiguous or equivocal speech or discourse.
Where does dilogy come from?
From Latin dilogia, from Ancient Greek διλογία (dilogía, “repetition”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).

How to pronounce dilogy

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