n.
Pronunciation: ' pl ē - ə - ˌ na-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin pleonasmus, from Greek pleonasmos, from pleonazein to be excessive, from plei ō n, ple ō n more ― more at PLUS
Date: 1610
1 : the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said ) : REDUNDANCY
2 : an instance or example of pleonasm
– ple · o · nas · tic \ ˌ pl ē - ə - ' nas-tik \ adjective
– ple · o · nas · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb