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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Ambiguous or equivocal speech or discourse. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   Repetition of a word or phrase. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A series of two related works. countable, nonstandard

   "why tragedy took the form of a trilogy — not a dilogy, tetralogy, or single drama"

Synonyms

All synonyms

duologyduology

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"why tragedy took the form of a trilogy — not a dilogy, tetralogy, or single drama"

Etymology

From Latin dilogia, from Ancient Greek διλογία (dilogía, “repetition”), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).

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