pleonasm
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noun \ˈplē-ə-ˌna-zəm\Definition of PLEONASM
1
: the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said) : redundancy
2
: an instance or example of pleonasm
— ple·o·nas·tic \ˌplē-ə-ˈnas-tik\ adjective
— ple·o·nas·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Origin of PLEONASM
Late Latin pleonasmus, from Greek pleonasmos, from pleonazein to be excessive, from pleiōn, pleōn more — more at plus
First Known Use: 1610
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