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Definition of: pleonasm
(plē′ə·naz′əm) noun
1. The use of needless words; redundancy; tautology or any instance of it; a redundant word or phrase.
2. A superabundance of parts, as in an organism. [<Gk. pleonasmos <pleōn more]
—ple′·o·nas′tic (-nas′tik) adjective
—ple′o·nas′ti·cal·ly adverb
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