verbigeration
pronunciation
How to pronounce verbigeration in British English:
UK [vɜ:bɪdʒə'reɪʃən]
How to pronounce verbigeration in American English:
US [vəˌbɪdʒə'reɪʃən]
Word Origin
- verbigeration (n.)
- "the continual utterance of certain words or phrases, repeated at short intervals, without any reference to their meanings" [Century Dictionary], 1877, earlier in German, noun of action from Late Latin verbigere "to talk, chat, dispute," from Latin verbum (see verb).