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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Palilogy \Pa*lil"o*gy\, n. [L. palilogia, Gr. palillogi`a; pa`lin again + le`gein to speak.] (Rhet.) The repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sake of greater emphasis; as, "The living, the living, he shall praise thee." --Is. xxxviii. 19. [1913 Webster]