pleonast

Meanings

• Noun

  A word or phrase that expresses an idea more completely than is necessary, or repeats an idea already expressed in the context.

  - "The use of redundant words or phrases is known as pleonasm."
  - "His pleonastic speech was filled with unnecessary repetition."

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Variants

List of all variants of pleonast that leads to same result
pleonasm , pleonasms , pleonastic , pleonastically

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Etymology

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From the Greek pleonasmos, meaning 'an abundance' or 'an excess'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that pleonasm was once considered a sign of eloquence and learning in ancient Greece?

2. The longest pleonastic sentence in the English language is believed to be 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog', which contains every letter of the alphabet.

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Related Concepts

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1. Tautology: A related concept to pleonasm, tautology is the repetition of an idea or expression in the same sense within the same clause.

2. Redundancy: Pleonasm is a specific type of redundancy, where an idea or expression is repeated unnecessarily within a context.

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Culture

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Pleonasm has been used in literature and language studies for centuries, with notable examples including Shakespeare's use of it in 'Macbeth' and in the works of Mark Twain.

How to Memorize "pleonast"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person speaking excessively and repeating themselves, like a broken record.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of an abundance or excess.
   - Think of a word that means 'more than necessary'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in the definition: 'Pleases Overload Needless Expression'.
   - Use the acronym P.O.N.E. to remember the definition: 'Pleonasm Overflows Needless Expression'.

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