pleonasm
21pleonasm — [ pli:ə(ʊ)ˌnaz(ə)m] noun the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one s eyes). Derivatives pleonastic adjective pleonastically adverb Origin C16: via late L. from Gk pleonasmos, from pleonazein be superfluous …
22pleonasm — n. Redundancy, diffuseness, tautology, redundant expression …
23pleonasm — n 1. redundancy, tautology, periphrasis, periphrase, circumlocution, Inf. circumbendibus; verbiage, verbosity, wordiness, prolixity, profuseness, diffuseness, long windedness, longiloquence; repetition, repetitiveness, tediousness, battology;… …
24pleonasm — ple·o·nasm …
25pleonasm — ple•o•nasm [[t]ˈpli əˌnæz əm[/t]] n. 1) rht the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy 2) rht an instance of this, as free gift • Etymology: 1580–90; < LL pleonasmus < Gk pleonasmós redundancy, surplus, der. of… …
26pleonasm — /ˈpliənæzəm/ (say pleeuhnazuhm) noun 1. the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy. 2. an instance of this. 3. a redundant word or expression. {Latin pleonasmus, from Greek pleonasmos} –pleonastic /pliəˈnæstɪk/ (say… …
27pleonasm — n. use of unnecessary words; redundancy. ♦ pleonastic, a …
28pleonasm — s ( en, er) SPRÅK överflödigt ord, hopande av liktydiga ord …
29pleonasm — n. the use of more words than are needed to give the sense (e.g. see with one s eyes). Derivatives: pleonastic adj. pleonastically adv. Etymology: LL pleonasmus f. Gk pleonasmos f. pleonazo be superfluous …
30tautology, redundancy, pleonasm, solecism — Although various authorities detect various shades of distinction between the first three words, those distinctions are always very slight and, on comparison, frequently contradictory. Essentially all three mean using more words than necessary …
