Term: Pleonasm
Definition:
Pleonasm is the use of an excessive number of words to say something, including unnecessary repetition, especially when this is done through ignorance rather than for effect:
Could you repeat that again? (Again is unnecessary)
See Also: Irony; Hyperbole; Sarcasm; Slang; Jargon; Figure of Speech; Understatement; Litotes; Rhetorical Question; Cliche; Allegory;Tautology; Redundancy
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