pleonasm
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Note he won’t shout loudly – that’s known as a pleonasm, when more words than necessary are used.
From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2019
The phrase 'think for one's self' is a pleonasm.
From Time Magazine Archive
What is pleonasm in a single sentence is ellipsis in a double one.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
They plainly declare that the "New Criticis" rests on "utterly baseless foundations"—which is a curious pleonasm or tautology for a body of "educated" gentlemen.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)
Redundancy or pleonasm is the use of more words than are necessary to express the thought clearly.
From The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. by Osmun, Thomas Embly
Vocabulary lists containing pleonasm
Rhetoric
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Advanced
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - High School
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