pleonasm
Example Sentences
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Note he won’t shout loudly – that’s known as a pleonasm, when more words than necessary are used.
From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2019
The phrase 'think for one's self' is a pleonasm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Buah pala, the Malay phrase for the “nutmeg,” is in strictness a pleonasm, for phala signifies “fruit” in Sanskrit, as buah does in Malay.
From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir
It will be seen, by reference to the exemplifications of the dialect, that occasional pleonasm will be found in it, as well as, very often, extraordinary contraction.
From The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire by Jennings, James
It is a pleonasm to inscribe on any order for distinguished service; for every order ought to be for distinguished service.
From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)
Vocabulary lists containing pleonasm
Rhetoric
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Advanced
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - High School
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