English
Etymology
Late L. term|pleonasmus, from Greek term|scGrek|�λεονα�μο�|trpleonasmos, from term|scGrek|�λεοναζειν|trpleonazein||be superfluous, from term|scGrek|�λει�ν|trplei�n||more.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'pli:�næz�m/
Noun
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- uncountable redundancy|Redundancy in wording.
#* 1993, Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford: My salvation is in my Saviour who saveth me hence the redundancy and pleonasm of my asseveration.
- countable A phrase involving pleonasm, that is, a phrase in which one or more words are redundant as their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.
#: "They are both the same" is a pleonasm as the word "both" is redundant, as is "killed dead".
Translations
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Danish: pleonasme, dobbeltkonfekt
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Hungarian: pleonazmus, szószaporÃtás
Related terms
pleonastic
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