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Definition: BATTOLOGY |
BATTOLOGYNoun1. A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. |
Etymology: Battology \Bat*tol"o*gy\, noun. [French expression battologie, from the Greek expression a stammerer speech.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Diffuseness | Polylogy, tautology, battology, perissology; pleonasm, exuberance, redundancy; thrice-told tale; prolixity; circumlocution, ambages; periphrase, periphrasis; roundabout phrases; episode; expletive; pennya-lining; richness. |
Repetition | Noun: repetition, iteration, reiteration, harping, recurrence, succession, run; battology, tautology; monotony, tautophony; rhythm; diffuseness, pleonasm, redundancy. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Words rhyming with "BATTOLOGY" (pronounced 'Bat*tol"o*gy'): Aciurgy, Acology, Actinology, Adenology, Aerolithology, Aerology, Agnoiology, Agriology, Agrostology, Aitiology, Alethiology, Algology, Allotriophagy, Alogy, Amphibiology, Amphibology, Anagogy, Analogy, Anemology, Angelology, Angiology, Anthology, Anthropology, Anthropophagy, Antilogy, Apiology, Arachnology, Archaeology, Archelogy, Aretology, Aristology, Arteriology, Arthrology, Assyriology, Astrolithology, Astrology, Astrometeorology, Astrotheology, Atheology, Atmology, Atmospherology, Atomology, Autophagy, Bacteriology, Baggy, Balneology, Barology, Bibliology, Bibliopegy, Bilgy, Biology, Boggy, Bogy, Botanology, Brachylogy, Bromatology, Brontology, Bryology, Bulgy, Cacology, Campanology, Cardiolgy, Carphology, Carpology, Cephalology, Cerebrology, Cetology, Chirology, Choledology, Chondrology, Chorology, Christology, Chromatology, Chronology, Chrysology, Claggy, Clergy, Climatology, Cloggy, Cometology, Conchology, Cosmology, Craggy, Craniology, Criminology, Cristallology, Crustalogy, cryptology, Crystallurgy, Dactyliology, Dactylology, Demonology, Demonomagy, Dendrology, Deontology, Dermatology, Desmology, Dialectology, Dianoialogy, Dilogy, Dittology, Docimology, Dosology, Doxology, Dramaturgy, Dreggy, Dysteleology, Ecclesiology, Effigy, Egyptology, Electro-biology, Electrology, Electro-metallurgy, Elegy, Embryology, Encephalology, Endemiology, Energy, Enteradenology, Enterology, Entomology, Epidemiology, Epistemology, Erpetology, Eschatology, Ethnology, Ethology, Etiology, Etymology, Eulogy, foggy, fringy, Froggy, Fungology, Galvanology, Gastrology, GENEALOGY, Genesiolgy, Genethlialogy, Ghostology, Glossology, Glottology, Gnomology, Gnomonology, groggy, gynecology, haematology, hagiology, Helminthology, hematology, Hemiplegy, Hepatology, herpetology, Heterology, Hexicology, Hierology, Hierourgy, Hippopathology, Hippophagy, histology, Historiology, homology, horology, Hugy, hydrology, Hydrometallurgy, Hydrometeorology, Hydrophytology, Hyetology, Hygiology, Hygrology, Hymnology, Hypnology, Hysterology, Iamatology, Ichnolithology, Ichnology, Ichthyohagy, ichthyology, Iconology, ideology, Insectology, jaggy, Kinology, Knaggy, Laryngology, leggy, Leptology, lexicology, Lichenology, Lithology, liturgiology, Liturgy, Lozengy, macrology, Malacology, mammalogy, Mammology, mangy, Mantology, Martyrology, Mastology, Mateology, Maungy, Mazology, Mechanurgy, Medalurgy, Membranology, metallurgy, meteorology, methodology, metrology, Miasmology, microbiology, Micro-geology, Micrology, Microseismology, misology, Monadology, Monology, Morology, morphology, Muggy, Muscology, Mycology, Myology, Mystagogy, Mythology, Naggy, Necrology, Neology, Neossology, Nephrology, Neuralgy, Neurology, Nomology, Noology, Nostalgy, Numismatology, Oceanology, Odontalgy, Odontology, OEcology, OEnology, Ology, onology, Onomatology, ontology, Oology, Ophiology, Ophthalmology, Orchidology, Organology, Orismology, Ornithichnology, Ornithology, Orology, Orthology, Oryctology, Osteology, Otalgy, Otology, Ourology, Ovology, Palaetiology, Paleology, Paleornithology, Paleozoology, Paleozooogy, Palilogy, Pantheology, Pantology, Pantophagy, Panurgy, Paradoxology, Paralogy, Parergy, Parisology, Paromology, Patronomayology, Pedagogy, Pedology, Penology, Periergy, Perissology, Petralogy, Petrology, Pharmacology, Pharology, Phenomenology, Philology, Philostorgy, Phlebology, Phonology, Photology, Phraseology, Phrenology, Phthisiology, Phycology, Physicology, Physico-theology, Physiology, Phytolithology, Phytology, Phytopathology, Phytophagy, Phytophysiology, Plutology, Pneumatology, Pneumology, Poggy, Polylogy, Polyphagy, Pomology, Posology, Potamology, Prodigy, Promorphology, Protophytology, Pseudology, Psilology, Psychology, Pteridology, Punnology, Pyretology, Pyritology, Pyrology, Quaggy, Quinology, Rabdology, rangy, Rhinology, Ruggy, Runology, Sagy, Sarcology, Sarcophagy, Scleragogy, scraggy, Scroggy, seismology, Selenology, semasiology, Sematology, shaggy, Sinology, Sitology, Skeletology, Slaggy, sloggy, Sluggy, Snaggy, sociology, soggy, Sortilegy, soteriology, Spectrology, Splanchnology, Splenology, spongy, Spriggy, stagy, Statistology, Stoichiology, Stomatology, strategy, Stromatology, Surgy, Swaggy, Symbology, Synchronology, Syndesmology, synergy, Synosteology, Syphilology, Systematology, tautology, Taxology, Technicology, technology, Tectology, Telenergy, teleology, teratology, terminology, Termonology, Testaceology, tetralogy, thanatology, Thaumaturgy, theology, Thereology, Thermology, theurgy, Threpsology, Tidology, tocology, topology, Toreumatology, toxicology. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-g-l-o-o-t-t-y" | |
-3 letters: blotto, blotty, galoot, otalgy. | |
-4 letters: batty, bloat, boogy, booty, boyla, gloat, looby, lotto, lytta, ology, taboo, total. | |
-5 letters: ably, agly, alto, batt, blat, blot, boat, bogy, bola, bolo, bolt, boot, bota, bott, boyo, gaby, gaol, glob, goal, goat, gobo, goby, lobo, logo, logy, loot, lota, obol, otto, toby, toga, tola, tool, toot, toyo, yoga. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 41 54 54 4F 4C 4F 47 59 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .- - - --- .-.. --- --. -.--. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01000001 01010100 01010100 01001111 01001100 01001111 01000111 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B A T T O L O G Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0041 0054 0054 004F 004C 004F 0047 0059 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)363554544946494159 |
| 1. Definition 2. Rhymes 3. Anagrams 4. Orthography | 5. Bibliography |
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