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pleonasmo

noun

LanguageAragonese (Spain)

Meaning
  1. pleonasm
  2. The use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning in a sentence.
Examples

Decir 'subir t'alto' ye un claro pleonasmo.

Saying 'to go up upwards' is a clear pleonasm.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteOften used in linguistic contexts to describe redundant phrasing.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.