[ˈpliːənaz(ə)m], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes), either as a fault of style or for emphasis


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Origin:
mid 16th century (as pleonasmus): via late Latin from Greek pleonasmos, from pleonazein ‘be superfluous’