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- Pleonasm - Wikipedia
Most often, pleonasm is understood to mean a word or phrase which is useless, clichéd, or repetitive, but a pleonasm can also be simply an unremarkable use of idiom
- PLEONASM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Pleonasm, which stems (via Late Latin) from the Greek verb pleonazein, meaning "to be excessive," is a fancy word for "redundancy " It's related to our words plus and plenty, and ultimately it goes back to the Greek word for "more," which is pleōn
- Pleonasm: Definition and Examples - Grammarly Blog
Pleonasm means using more words than are necessary Pleonasm shows up in phrases like “I saw it with my own eyes” (who else’s eyes could have seen it for you?), “buy now for an added bonus” (a bonus is by definition additional), and “receive a free gift” (gifts are always free)
- Pleonasm | Definition, Meaning Examples - Scribbr
Pleonasm is using superfluous, redundant, or unnecessary words to communicate a message The word “pleonasm” originates from the Greek word “pleonazō,” which means “to be excessive ”
- Pleonasm - Definition and Examples of Pleonasm - Literary Devices
Pleonasm is derived from a Greek word that means “ excess ” It is a rhetorical device that can be defined as the use of two or more words (a phrase) to express an idea
- PLEONASM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
There are several instances of pleonasm, truism, poor syntax, and mixed metaphor The speech might also be considered an example of pleonasm, "the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense "
- What Is a Pleonasm? - Knowadays
A pleonasm is a rhetorical device or literary tool that uses more words than necessary to express an idea The word is derived from the Greek term pleonasmos, meaning excess or superfluity
- Pleonasm - definition of pleonasm by The Free Dictionary
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 ]
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