- Pleonastic
- Pleonastic Ple`o*nas"tic, Pleonastical Ple`o*nas"tic*al, a. [Cf. F. pl['e]onastique.] Of or pertaining to pleonasm; of the nature of pleonasm; redundant. [1913 Webster]
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pleonastic — PLEONÁSTIC, Ă, pleonastici, ce, adj. Care conţine un pleonasm, privitor la pleonasm, cu pleonasme. [pr.: ple o ] – Din fr. pléonastique. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 23.03.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 PLEONÁSTIC adj. (lingv.) tautologic. (Construcţie… … Dicționar Român
pleonastic — index extraneous, needless, prolix, redundant, repetitious, turgid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pleonastic — 1778, with adj. suffix IC (Cf. ic) + Gk. pleonastos “abundant,” from pleonazein “to be superfluous,” in grammatical use, “to add superfluously” (see PLEONASM (Cf. pleonasm)) … Etymology dictionary
pleonastic — adjective repetition of same sense in different words a true fact and a free gift are pleonastic expressions the phrase a beginner who has just started is tautological at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition J.B.Conant… … Useful english dictionary
pleonastic — adjective see pleonasm … New Collegiate Dictionary
pleonastic — See pleonasm. * * * … Universalium
pleonastic — adjective a) Of, or relating to pleonasm. b) Using an excessive number of words; especially using different words having the same meaning. Syn: redundant … Wiktionary
pleonàstic — ple|o|nàs|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
pleonastic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. repetitious, wordy, redundant; see oratorical , verbose . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Using or containing an excessive number of words: diffuse, long winded, periphrastic, prolix, redundant, verbose, wordy. See… … English dictionary for students
pleonastic — ple·o·nas·tic || ‚plɪəʊ næstɪk adj. verbose, redundant, using too many words to express an idea … English contemporary dictionary
