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pleonastic
ple·o·nasm P0372000 (plē′ə-năz′əm)n.1. a. The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.b. 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- in Indo-European roots.]
ple′o·nas′tic (-năs′tĭk) adj.ple′o·nas′ti·cal·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pleonastic - 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.Conanttautologic, tautological, redundantprolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know" |
pleonasticadjectiveUsing or containing an excessive number of words:diffuse, long-winded, periphrastic, prolix, redundant, verbose, wordy.Translations
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Synonyms for pleonasticadj using or containing an excessive number of wordsSynonyms- diffuse
- long-winded
- periphrastic
- prolix
- redundant
- verbose
- wordy
Synonyms for pleonasticadj repetition of same sense in different wordsSynonyms- tautologic
- tautological
- redundant
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