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ple·o·nasm       [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-)]

—Related forms
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.  
    1. The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.
    2. An instance of pleonasm.
  2. 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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pleonastic

adjective
repetition of same sense in different words; "'a true fact' and 'a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase 'a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant 

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Pleonastic

Ple`o*nas"tic\, Pleonastical \Ple`o*nas"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F. pl['e]onastique.] Of or pertaining to pleonasm; of the nature of pleonasm; redundant.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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