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pleonaste

/pleɪˈɒnæsti/ noun · British & US

Valid in UK

What does pleonaste mean?

noun

A pleonasm; a redundant or unnecessary word or phrase.

Example

"The phrase 'free gift' is an example of pleonaste, as 'gift' already implies it is free."

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Words that share this root

pleon pleonasm tautology redundancy

What's another word for pleonaste?

redundancy tautology pleonasm superfluity verbosity repetition

What's the opposite of pleonaste?

brevity conciseness economy

Rhymes with pleonaste

estate state date create