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单词 pleonast
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pleonastn.

Brit. /ˈpliːənast/, U.S. /ˈpliəˌnæst/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πλεονάζειν , enthusiast n.
Etymology: < ancient Greek πλεονάζειν to be superfluous or redundant (see pleonasmus n.) + -ast (in e.g. enthusiast n.).
rare.
A person who uses pleonasm.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > pleonasm > one who
pleonast1863
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash II. xxv. 120 The mellifluous pleonast..oiling his paradox with fresh polysyllables, to make it slip into the Banker's narrow understanding.
2001 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 24 Mar. 12 This piracy of the English language generates a fog of obfuscation where pleonasts gain the upper hand.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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