PLEONASTIC
\plɪənˈastɪk], \plɪənˈastɪk], \p_l_ɪ__ə_n_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k]\
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repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.
By Princeton University
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repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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