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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