About The Word Pleonasm
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Pleonasm
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What's The Definition Of Pleonasm?
[n] using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pleonasm: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pleonasm: See Also | verboseness | verbosity Pleonasm In Webster's Dictionary \Ple"o*nasm\,, n. [L. pleonasmus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be
more than enough, to abound, fr.?, neut. of ?, more, compar.
of ? much. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Poly-}, {Plus}.] (Rhet.)
Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of
more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw
it with my own eyes.
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