Pleonasmus

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin pleonasmus, from Ancient Greek πλεονασμός (pleonasmós, abundance; excess).

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Noun

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Pleonasmus m (strong, genitive Pleonasmus, plural Pleonasmen)

  1. (rhetoric) pleonasm