Battologize
to repeat (a word, phrase, mannerism, etc.) excessively.
(of writing or speaking) to repeat words, phrases, etc., to an excessive and tiresome degree.
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- Battologist
wearisome repet-tion of words in speaking or writing. n. “needless repet-tion in speaking or writing,” c.1600, from greek battologia “a speaking stammeringly,” from battos “stammerer,” of imitative origin, + -logia (see -logy).
- Battue
hunting. the beating or driving of game from cover toward a stationary hunter. a hunt or hunting party using this method of securing game. undiscriminating slaughter of defenseless or unresisting crowds. historical examples having had a long morning’s ride, our first day’s battue was closed early. rambles in the islands of corsica and sardinia thomas […]
- Battuta
a beat. a measure.
- Battute
a beat. a measure.
- Battuto
soffritto. historical examples il can battuto dal bastone ha paura dell’ ombra—the dog that has been beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow. dictionary of quotations from ancient and modern, english and foreign sources james wood noun a selection of chopped herbs, used in italian cookery