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ple·o·nasm
[plee-uh-naz-uh
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[plee-uh-naz-uh
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| 1. | the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy. |
| 2. | an instance of this, as free gift or true fact. |
| 3. | a redundant word or expression. |
[Origin: 1580–90; < LL pleonasmus < Gk pleonasmós redundancy, surplus, deriv. of pleonázein to be or have more than enough, itself deriv. of pleíōn more (see pleo-)
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ple·o·nas·tic, adjective
ple·o·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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| ple·o·nasm
(plē'ə-nāz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Late Latin pleonasmus, from Greek pleonasmos, from pleonazein, to be excessive, from pleōn, more; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots.] ple'o·nas'tic (-nās'tĭk) adj., ple'o·nas'ti·cal·ly adv. |
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pleonasm
pleonasm
"redundancy in words," 1586, from L.L. pleonasmus, from Gk. pleonasmos, from pleonasein "to be more than enough," from pleon "more," comp. of polys "much," from PIE *ple- (see poly-).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| pleonasm | |
noun | |
| using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child" |
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pleonasm ple·o·nasm (plē'ə-nāz'əm)
n.
An excess in the number or size of parts.
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pleonasm
Redundancy of expression; tautology.
(1995-03-25)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Pleonasm
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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