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dilogy Rhet.|ˈdɪlədʒɪ, ˈdaɪlədʒɪ|
[ad. L. dilogia ambiguity, a. Gr. διλογία, f. δίλογος, f. δι- twice + -λογος speaking. In mod.F. dilogie.]
1. The use of an ambiguous or equivocal expression; the word or expression so used.
1656Blount Glossogr., Dilogy, a doubtful speech, which may signifie or be construed two ways. 1832J. C. Hare in Philol. Museum I. 460 A double meaning or dilogy is the saying only one thing, but having two things in view.
2. Repetition of a word or phrase, in the same context. In recent Dicts. |