ADJECTIVE | all | pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological | repetition of same sense in different words |
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Meaning | repetition of same sense in different words. | |
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Example | "'a true fact' and 'a free gift' are pleonastic expressions" | |
Synonyms | redundant, tautologic, tautological | |
Broader | prolix | tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length |
Spanish | pleonástico, redundante, tautológico | |
Catalan | pleonàstic, redundant | |
Nouns | pleonasm | using more words than necessary |
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