Definition of Pleonasm. Meaning of Pleonasm. Synonyms of Pleonasm

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Definition of Pleonasm

Pleonasm
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.

Meaning of Pleonasm from wikipedia

- Pleonasm (/ˈpliː.əˌnæzəm/; from Ancient Gr**** πλεονασμός (pleonasmós), from πλέον (pléon) 'to be in excess') is redundancy in linguistic expression, such...
- the same thing twice". Tautology and pleonasm are not consistently differentiated in literature. Like pleonasm, tautology is often considered a fault...
- Tautology (rule of inference), a rule of replacement for logical expressions Pleonasm Redundancy (disambiguation) Tautological (disambiguation) Tautonym, a scientific...
- ISBN 978-0-8020-6803-3. Retrieved 25 September 2013. "Pleonasm - Definition and Examples of Pleonasm". Literary Devices. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2020-03-30...
- phrase "Please RSVP", which is a case of RAS syndrome (redundancy) or a pleonasm, as "s'il vous plait" means "please". Look up RSVP in Wiktionary, the free...
- proof is either correct or erroneous, and a "rigorous proof" is simply a pleonasm. Where a special concept of rigor comes into play is in the socialized...
- thermal non-equilibrium, so the term 'heat flow' is a redundancy (i.e. a pleonasm). Heat must not be confused with stored thermal energy, and moving a hot...
- whereas "OPEC" by itself denotes the overall organization.[citation needed] Pleonasm § Bilingual tautological expressions Recursive acronym Tautology Clothier...
- sprezzatura, and elliptic style. It contrasts with periphrasis, aureation and pleonasm. Blacketer (2006). The School of God: Pedagogy and Rhetoric in Calvin's...
- The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase is a non-fiction book by Mark Forsyth published in 2013. The book explains classical...