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
We have had pleonasm without fullness, and facility without force.
From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by More, Hannah
The phrase "think for one's self" is a pleonasm.
From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by Dewey, John
The preceding examples illustrate an apparent paradox, viz., the fact of pleonasm and ellipsis being closely allied.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
