Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Pleonasm

 I didn't know there was a word for this, but I'm glad to know there is. In the spirit of the word...

Pleonasm; using extra words to explain. Redundancy. 

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Sources:

Scribbr- the difference between Pleonasm and Tautology

Merriam Webster- Pleonasm

OED Pleonasm

Cambridge Dictionary-- Pleonasm

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