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pleonasm |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pleonasm n : using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child" From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: pleonasm Redundancy of expression; tautology. (1995-03-25) From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: PLEONASM, n. An army of words escorting a corporal of thought.
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