dittology

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dittology - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dittology \Dit*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. dittologi`a. Attic form of
     dissologi`a repetition of words: ? twofold + ? to speak.]
     A double reading, or twofold interpretation, as of a
     Scripture text. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]