different between polylogy vs heptalogy

English

Etymology

poly- +? -logy

Noun

polylogy (usually uncountable, plural polylogies)

1. (rare) A set of two or more works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
   • 1871 August Pfizmaier [1]

     These works […] appear, upon closer scrutiny, to be dramatic, and are actually the seventh and eighth parts of an "ennealogy" (as it were), perhaps polylogy, for dramas in Japan frequently are protracted to such lengths.

2. (rare) Talkativeness.

Related terms

• dilogy (2)
• trilogy (3)
• tetralogy (4)
• pentalogy (5)
• hexalogy (6)
• heptalogy (7)
• octalogy (8)
• ennealogy (9)
• decalogy (10)

References

• polylogy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From hepta- +? -logy, in imitation of trilogy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?p?tæl?d?i/

Noun

heptalogy (plural heptalogies)

1. (rare) A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works.

   The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling. The Dark Tower by Stephen King. "The Keys to the Kingdom" by Garth Nix.

Synonyms

• (series of seven works): septology

Related terms

• dilogy (2)
• trilogy (3)
• tetralogy (4)
• pentalogy (5)
• hexalogy (6)
• octalogy (8)
• ennealogy (9)
• decalogy (10)
• polylogy (2+)

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