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ver·big·er·a·tion  audio  (vr-bj-rshn) KEY 

NOUN:
Obsessive repetition of meaningless words and phrases, especially as a symptom of mental illness.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin verbigertus, past participle of verbigerre, to chat, dispute, from *verbiger, carrying words : verbum, word ; see verb + gerere, to carry


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