Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by pleonasm or redundancy; of the nature of pleonasm; redundant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to pleonasm; of the nature of pleonasm; redundant.
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- adjective Of, or relating to
pleonasm . - adjective Using an
excessive number of words; especially using different words having the same meaning.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective repetition of same sense in different words
Etymologies
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Examples
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So-called pleonastic ˜ne™ in French might be thought to be an example of this.
Structured Propositions King, Jeffrey C. 2001
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That it is no worse than pleonastic, that is, redundant, therefore only unnecessary, can be no satisfaction to the man who would find perfection, if he may, in the words of him who was nearer the Lord than any other.
Unspoken Sermons Third Series 1824-1905 1889
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That it is no worse than pleonastic, that is, redundant, therefore only unnecessary, can be no satisfaction to the man who would find perfection, if he may, in the words of him who was nearer the Lord than any other.
Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. George MacDonald 1864
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So it could be called pleonastic or tautological, but not an oxymoron.
GeekLikeMe.net 2009
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So it could be called pleonastic or tautological, but not an oxymoron.
GeekLikeMe.net 2009
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So it could be called pleonastic or tautological, but not an oxymoron.
GeekLikeMe.net 2009
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So it could be called pleonastic or tautological, but not an oxymoron.
GeekLikeMe.net 2009
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Bertrand Russell, having not made out too well in his debate with Frederick C. Copleston, interviews Anselm who drags in Rowan as an example of something more obscure and intrinsically pleonastic than both the ontological argument and anthropic principle combined.
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Martin also squeezes the word "perspicacious" into his first paragraph, and drops the dime "pleonastic" later on.
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It's almost pleonastic to say the civil service resists change, just as it is to say that they're self-interested.
Despite its reputation, the civil service recognises the need for cuts 2009
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