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
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. 2012