Battology

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Idle talk or babbling; a needless repetition of words in speaking.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas.
  • Word Usage
    "Milton himself calls "the heathenish battology of multiplying words.""