| Pleonast | n. One who is addicted to pleonasm. [ R. ] C. Reade. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pleonaste | n. [ Gr.&unr_; abundant, rich; cf. F. pléonaste. ] (Min.) A black variety of spinel. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pleonastical | |
| Pleonastically | adv. In a pleonastic manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| pleonastic | (adj) repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant, Syn. tautological, tautologic, redundant, Example: `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 |
| pleonastisch; redundant | pleonastic [Add to Longdo] |