battology

n. (băt*tŏl"lō̍*jy̆)

[F. battologie, fr. Gr. battologi`a; ba`ttos; a stammerer + lo`gos speech.]
A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. Milton.

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(buh-TOL-uh-jee)

noun
Wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing.

Etymology
From Greek battologia (batt(os) stammerer + -o- + -logia -logy).

Usage
"The different forms and uses of repetition range from amplification to battology. The rhetorical features noted in this paper constitute some of the elements that infuse a powerful oratorical force in classical Kiswahili poetry, and repetition is, in addition, an important element in the oral-written interface." — Kyallo Wadi Wamitila, A Rhetorical Study of Kiswahili Classical Poetry, Research in African Literatures, Apr 15, 1999.

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a needless repetition of words in speaking or writing