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pleonasm
ple·o·nasm
[
pl ə nàzzəm
]
(
plural
ple·o·nasms
)
noun
Definition:
1.
use of superfluous words:
the use of more words than are necessary to express a meaning
2.
example of using superfluous words:
an example of using more words than are necessary to express a meaning, e.g. "free gift" or "sufficient enough"
[
Mid-16th century. Via late Latin< Greek
pleonasmos
<
pleonazein
"be in excess" <
pleōn
"more"
]
ple·o·nas·tic
[
pl ə nástik
]
adjective
ple·o·nas·ti·cal·ly
adverb
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ple·o·nas·tic [ pl ə nástik ] adjectiveple·o·nas·ti·cal·ly adverb
