ver·big·er·a·tion

(vər-bĭj′ə-rā′shən)

n. Obsessive repetition of words and phrases, especially as a symptom of mental illness.

[From Latin verbigerātus , past participle of verbigerāre , to chat, dispute, from *verbiger , carrying words : verbum , word; see verb + gerere , to carry.]

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