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Term: Redundancy

Definition:

Redundancy is the use of unnecessary words or phrases that express something already said in the utterance or sentence.

See Also: Irony; Hyperbole; Sarcasm; Slang; Jargon; Figure of Speech; Understatement; Litotes; Rhetorical Question; Cliche; Allegory; Tautology; Pleonasm

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Grammar Topic: Figure of Speech

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