[ 'pli:ə(ʊ)ˌnaz(ə)m ]
■ noun the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes ).
Derivatives
pleonastic adjective
pleonastically adverb
Origin
C16: via late L. from Gk ~os , from pleonazein 'be superfluous'.
[ 'pli:ə(ʊ)ˌnaz(ə)m ]
■ noun the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes ).
Derivatives
pleonastic adjective
pleonastically adverb
Origin
C16: via late L. from Gk ~os , from pleonazein 'be superfluous'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004