polylogy

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English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ -logy.

Noun

polylogy (usually uncountable, plural polylogies)

  1. (rare) 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.
    • 1871 August Pfizmaier
      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.
  2. (rare) Talkativeness.

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