battologism

  1. Noun.  A sentence or phrase in which a syllable or short sequence of syllables is repeated, often with different meanings. Example: ''Wright did not write "rite" right. Wright, write "rite" right, right away!''.
  2. Noun.  (informal) A tongue-twister.

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