Pleonasm
Feb 25, 2010
pleonasm /ˈpli
əˌnæzəm/ – the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy; tautology
Examples: true fact, tuna fish, ATM machine, 2 a.m. in the morning, redundant pleonasm
(Yes, I know I said it was going to be foreign words, but it’s my website and I can do whatever I want. So there.)
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