English-Thai Dictionary

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

Spanish Dictionary

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 .