Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pleonasm \Ple"o*nasm\,, n. [L. pleonasmus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be
more than enough, to abound, fr.?, neut. of ?, more, compar.
of ? much. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Poly-}, {Plus}.] (Rhet.)
Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of
more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw
it with my own eyes.
Source : WordNet®
pleonasm
n : using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child"
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
pleonasm
Redundancy of expression; tautology.
(1995-03-25)