Definition of Pleonasm
Ple´o`nasm
n.
1.
(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
.
Related Words
verboseness
,
verbosity
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