pleonasms

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Noun pleonasm has 1 sense

pleonasm - using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child"
--₁ is a kind of verboseness, verbosity

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Pleonasms

Definition:

Pleonasms are linguistic expressions that utilize redundant or unnecessary words, phrases, or clauses, resulting in repetition. They often occur unintentionally and can be grammatically correct but superfluous.

Examples:

Noun:

The use of pleonasms may unnecessarily extend the length of a sentence, often for emphasis or clarification.

Verb:

He unwittingly pleonastically repeated himself by saying "join together" instead of just "join."

Adjective:

Her writing style was criticized for being verbose and filled with unnecessary pleonastic phrases.