Pleonasm
Pronunciation : Ple"o*nasm
Part of Speech : (
Etymology : [L. pleonasmus, Gr. Full, a., and cf. Poly-, Plus.] (Rhet.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913