Pleonasm \Ple"o*nasm\,, n. [L. pleonasmus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be
more than enough, to abound, fr.?, neut. of ?, more, compar.
of ? much. See Full, a., and cf. Poly-, Plus.] (Rhet.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pleonasm
n : using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child"
WordNet (r) 2.0
pleonasm
Redundancy of expression; tautology.
(1995-03-25)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
PLEONASM, n. An army of words escorting a corporal of thought.
THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
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