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polylogy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Australian: /pəˈlɪlədʒiː/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A set of two or more works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, uncountable, usually

Examples

  • 1871 August Pfizmaier http://books.google.com/books?id=VHioUYa3a9UC&pg=PA76&dq=ennealogy These works [...] appear, upon closer scrutiny, to be dramatic, and are actually the seventh and eighth parts of an "ennealogy" (as it were), perhaps polylogy, for dramas in Japan frequently are protracted to such lengths.

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noun

Meaning 2

Talkativeness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From poly- + -logy.