Bat-tŏl'o-gy, n.
n. [Fr. battologie, Gr. βαττολογία, fr. βάττους, a stammerer, and λόγος, speech, λέγειν, to speak.] A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. [Obs.] “Heathenish battology.” Milton.
n. [Fr. battologie, Gr. βαττολογία, fr. βάττους, a stammerer, and λόγος, speech, λέγειν, to speak.] A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. [Obs.] “Heathenish battology.” Milton.