pleonasm

Noun

Meaning

Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw it with my own eyes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

rhetoric diffusion repetition redundancy duplication roundabout padding convolution euphemism profusion exuberance expletive verbosity indirectness reiteration

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standard lack collection nothing silence ignorance

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verbosity verboseness

neoplasm splenoma

a tiny little child Source: Internet

pleomorphy pleon pleonal pleonasmic pleonast pleonaste