Pleonasmus

See also: pleonasmus

German

Etymology

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

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Noun

Pleonasmus m (strong, genitive Pleonasmus, plural Pleonasmen)

1. (rhetoric) pleonasm