Meaning of the word pleonasm in English
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pleonasm
US /ˈpliː.ə.næz.əm/
UK /ˈpliː.ə.næz.əm/
Noun
1.
the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy
Example:
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The phrase 'free gift' is a pleonasm because all gifts are free.
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The speaker's use of pleonasm made his speech unnecessarily long.
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