PLEONASM


Meaning of PLEONASM in English

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.