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The repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sake of greater emphasis; as, "The living, the living, he shall praise thee."

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  1. n. The word/repetition">repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sake of greater emphasis; as, "The living, the living, he shall praise thee."
  2. The word/repetition">repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sake of greater emphasis; as, "The living, the living, he shall praise thee." Is. xxxviii. 19.
  3. The word/repetition">repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sakeof greater emphasis; as, "The living, the living, he shall praisethee." Is. xxxviii. 19.
  4. palilogy (word/plural">plural palilogies) (word/rhetoric">rhetoric) Emphatic repetition of a word or phrase.