Pleonastic

[,pli:әu'næstik]

Definition

(adj.) repetition of same sense in different words; '`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions'; 'the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological'; 'at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition'- J.B.Conant .

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Definition

(a.) Alt. of Pleonastical

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Redundant, tautological, diffuse.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Redundant, superfluous, surplus, inconcise

ANT:Requisite, necessary, essential, terse, concise, succinct

Typist: Pierce