Definitions for pleonasm
ˈpli əˌnæz əmpleonasm

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pleonasmnoun

   using more words than necessary

   "a tiny little child"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pleonasmnoun

   Redundancy in wording.

2. pleonasmnoun

   A phrase involving pleonasm, that is, a phrase in which one or more words are redundant as their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.

   "The two of them are both the same" is a pleonasm (as the word "both" is redundant), as is "killed dead".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pleonasmnoun

   A figure of rhetorick, by which more words are used than are necessary.

   Etymology: pleonasme, Fr. pleonasmus, Lat.

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1. pleonasm

   A pleonasm is a rhetorical device where more words are used than necessary to convey a particular meaning, either for emphasis or because the phrase has become fixed in a certain language or style. It can also refer to a redundancy or an instance of using a phrase, word, or concept that repeats something that has already been said.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pleonasmnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pleonasm

   Pleonasm is the use of more words or word-parts than is necessary for clear expression: examples are black darkness, or burning fire. Such redundancy is, by traditional rhetorical criteria, a manifestation of tautology.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pleonasm

   plē′o-nazm, n. use of more words than are necessary: (rhet.) a redundant expression.—n. Plē′onast, one who is given to pleonasm.—adjs. Pleonas′tic, -al, redundant: using too many words.—adv. Pleonas′tically. [Gr. pleonasmos—pleiōn, more.]

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Anagrams for pleonasm »

1. neoplasm

2. planemos

3. polesman

4. splenoma

How to pronounce pleonasm?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pleonasm in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pleonasm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pleonasm
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pleonasm
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pleonasm
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pleonasm
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pleonasm
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pleonasm