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ple·o·nasm    Audio Help   [plee-uh-naz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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-)]

ple·o·nas·tic, adjective
ple·o·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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ple·o·nasm    Audio Help   (plē'ə-nāz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.
    2. An instance of pleonasm.
  1. A superfluous word or phrase.


[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 
"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-).

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pleonasm

noun
using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child" 

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pleonasm
Redundancy of expression; tautology.
(1995-03-25)

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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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pleonasm

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