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Synonyms for pleonastic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : plee-uh-naz-uh m |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpli əˌnæz əm |
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Définition of pleonastic
Origin :- 1778, with -ic + Greek pleonastos "abundant," from pleonazein (see pleonasm). Related: Pleonastical (1650s).
- adj wordy
- "The universal opinion of all men" is a pleonastic expression often heard.
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- Soke means jurisdiction and sake and soke is but a pleonastic phrase, which means no more than soke.
- Extract from : « Domesday Book and Beyond » by Frederic William Maitland
- This pleonastic use of a conjunction with the relative is common among illiterate writers and speakers to-day.
- Extract from : « History of the Plague in London » by Daniel Defoe
- My banks, they are furnished,—the most straitest sect,—these are pleonastic expressions.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
- This very phrase held to service, standing alone, is the pleonastic definition of Slavery itself.
- Extract from : « Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume XI (of 20) » by Charles Sumner
- The other pleonastic suffixes mentioned under Prakrit are also employed in Marathi, but usually with specific senses.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6 » by Various
- Such modern forms made with one pleonastic suffix are called “strong forms,” while those made without it are called “weak forms.”
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 » by Various
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