noun
Origin: LL pleonasmus < Gr pleonasmos < pleonazein, to be in excess < pleon, neut. of pleōn, more, compar. of polys, much: see poly-
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin pleonasmus
Origin: , from Greek pleonasmos
Origin: , from pleonazein, to be excessive
Origin: , from pleōn, more; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots
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