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ple·o·nasm

(plē′ə-năz′əm)
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.]
ple′o·nas′tic (-năs′tĭk) adj.
ple′o·nas′ti·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

adjective
Using or containing an excessive number of words:
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Translations
pleonasztikusszóhalmazószószaporító

pleonastic

[plɪəˈnæstɪk] ADJ → pleonástico
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pleonastic

adj → pleonastisch
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