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Pleonasm - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pleonasm : (noun)
1: using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pleonasm : \Ple"o*nasm\,, n. [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.] (Rhet.)
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pleonasm :
Redundancy of expression; tautology.
(1995-03-25)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Pleonasm : Pleonasm: An excess in the number of parts or in the size of a growth. Pleonasm comes from a Greek word (pleonasmos) meaning exaggeration or redundancy.
A pleonasm in language is also a redundancy. It is the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense as, for example, in "a false lie."
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Pleonasm |
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ibz: @tzuptzup Pleonasm ar fi "google it with Google". |
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ibz: @tzuptzup Pleonasm? Mai degraba oximoron. Cred. |
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panciuc: Intoarce inapoi nu e Pleonasm? |
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