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pleonasm

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpliː.əˌnæz.əm/Part of speech nounSorted aelmnopsStarts with PEnds with M0 clues
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  1. using more words than necessary

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pleonasmus, from Ancient Greek πλεονασμός (pleonasmós), from πλεονάζω (pleonázō, “to be superfluous”), from πλείων (pleíōn, “more”).

Used in a sentence

  • St. Jerome and St. Augustine are both sparing in the employment of the device of pleonasm.
  • My salvation is in my Saviour who saveth me hence the redundancy and pleonasm of my asseveration.

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