amphigory
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am·phi·go·ry 
[am-fi-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee] Pronunciation Key
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[am-fi-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ries.
| a meaningless or nonsensical piece of writing, esp. one intended as a parody. |
Also, amphigouri.
[Origin: 1800–10; < F amphigouri, equiv. to amphi- amphi- + gouri; perh. modeled on F equiv. of phantasmagoria]
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amphigory
amphigory
1809, "burlesque nonsense writing or verse," from Fr. amphigouri, of unknown origin, perhaps from Gk. amphi- (q.v.) + gyros "circle," thus "circle on both sides," or second element may be from Gk. -agoria "speech" (cf. allegory, category).
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Amphigory
Am`phi*gor"ic\, a. [See Amphigory.] Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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