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pleonasmo

[ple-o-nas-mo]

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.

O uso de pleonasmo gasta mas palabras de las precisas.

The use of pleonasm spends more words than are necessary.

Pronunciationple-o-nas-mo

Part of speechnoun

Registerformal

Usage noteOften used in linguistic contexts to describe redundant phrasing.

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