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pleonasm

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLEONASM

n.[L. pleonasmus; Gr. full, more, L. pleo, in impleo, to fill. ] Redundancy of words in speaking or writing; the use of more words to express ideas, than are necessary. This may be justifiable when we intend to present thoughts with particular perspicuity or force.

 

PLEONASTE

n.[Gr. abundant; from its four facets, sometimes found on each solid angle of the octahedron. ] A mineral, commonly considered as a variety of the spinelle ruby. [See Ceylanite. ]

 

PLEONASTIC, PLEONASTICAL

a.Pertaining to pleonasm; partaking of pleonasm; redundant.

 

PLEONASTICALLY

adv. With redundancy of words.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLEONASM

Ple "o *nasm, ( n. Etym: [L. pleonasmus, Gr. Full, a., and cf. Poly-, Plus. ] (Rhet.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

PLEONAST

PLEONAST Ple "o *nast, n.

 

Defn: One who is addicted to pleonasm. [R.] C. Reade.

 

PLEONASTE

Ple "o *naste, n. Etym: [Gr. pléonaste.] (Min. )

 

Defn: A black variety of spinel.

 

PLEONASTIC; PLEONASTICAL

Ple `o *nas "tic, Ple `o *nas "tic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pléonastique. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to pleonasm; of the nature of pleonasm; redundant.

 

PLEONASTICALLY

PLEONASTICALLY Ple `o *nas "tic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a pleonastic manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pleonasm

ple o nasm |ˈplēəˌnazəm ˈpliəˌnæzəm | ▶noun the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g., see with one's eyes ), either as a fault of style or for emphasis. DERIVATIVES ple o nas tic |ˌplēəˈnastik |adjective, ple o nas ti cal ly |ˌplēəˈnastik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek pleonasmos, from pleonazein ‘be superfluous. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

pleonasm

pleonasm |ˈpliːə (ʊ )ˌnaz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes ), either as a fault of style or for emphasis. DERIVATIVES pleonastic |-ˈnastɪk |adjective, pleonastically |-ˈnastɪk (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek pleonasmos, from pleonazein ‘be superfluous ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Pleonasmus

Ple o nas mus Substantiv, maskulin Rhetorik, Stilkunde , der |Pleon a smus |der Pleonasmus; Genitiv: des Pleonasmus, Plural: die Pleonasmen spätlateinisch pleonasmos < griechisch pleonasmós = Überfluss, Übermaß Häufung sinngleicher oder sinnähnlicher Wörter, Ausdrücke z. B. weißer Schimmel

 

pleonastisch

ple o nas tisch Adjektiv Rhetorik, Stilkunde |pleon a stisch |einen Pleonasmus darstellend

 

Pleonexie

Ple o n e xie, Ple o ne xie Substantiv, feminin , die |Pleonex ie |griechisch pleonexía 1 veraltet Habsucht 2 Psychologie Drang, trotz mangelnder Sachkenntnis überall mitzureden

 

French Dictionary

pléonasme

pléonasme n. m. nom masculin Répétition inutile de mots qui ont le même sens. SYNONYME redondance . Note Technique Certains pléonasmes sont intentionnels quand l ’auteur veut insister sur quelque chose. Je l ’ai entendu de mes oreilles est un pléonasme voulu.

 

pléonastique

pléonastique adj. adjectif didactique Qui constitue un pléonasme. : Descendre en bas est une expression pléonastique.

 

Spanish Dictionary

pleon

pleon nombre masculino zool Región posterior del cuerpo de algunos crustáceos :el pleon está formado por varios segmentos .

 

pleonasmo

pleonasmo nombre masculino lit Figura retórica de construcción que consiste en añadir enfáticamente a una frase más palabras de la necesarias para su comprensión con el fin de embellecer o añadir expresividad a lo que se dice :‘lo he visto con mis propios ojos ’ o ‘subir arriba ’ son pleonasmos corrientes .

 

pleonástico, -ca

pleonástico, -ca adjetivo Del pleonasmo o relacionado con esta figura retórica .