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verbigeration

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ver⋅big⋅er⋅a⋅tion

  [ver-bij-uh-rey-shuhn]
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Pathology.
the constant or obsessive repetition of meaningless words or phrases.
Origin:
1890–95; < L verbiger(āre) to chat, converse (verb(um) word + -i- -i- + -gerāre durative deriv. of gerere to carry on, transact) + -ation
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ver·big·er·a·tion   (vər-bĭj'ə-rā'shən)   
n.  Obsessive repetition of meaningless 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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ver·big·er·a·tion
Pronunciation: (")v&r-"bij-&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
: continual repetition ofstereotyped phrases (as in some forms of mental disorder)
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verbigeration ver·big·er·a·tion (vər-bĭj'ə-rā'shən)
n.
Obsessive repetition of meaningless words and phrases, especially as a symptom of mental illness.

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