ple·o·nasm (pl   -n z m)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 ple  n, more; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]ple o·nastic (-nst k) adj.ple o·nasti·cal·ly adv. |
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| 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.Conant prolix - 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" |
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pleonastic
adj → pleonastisch
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