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What does Pleonastic Mean?
Definitions
Definition as Adjective
repetition of same sense in different words
Synonyms
redundant
,
tautologic
,
tautological
Examples
"`a true fact' and `a free gift' are
pleonastic
expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
Part of Speech
Adjective
Comparisons
Pleonastic vs redundant
Pleonastic vs tautologic
Pleonastic vs tautological
See also
Sentences with the word Pleonastic?
What is another word for Pleonastic?