pleonasm - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pleonasm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pleonasm

[ n.]

- Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw it with my own eyes.

1 . pleonasm

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- using more words than necessary

Example in sentence:

plea pleach pleached pleaching plead pleadable pleaded pleader pleading pleadingly

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