• Pleonasm (/ˈpliː.əˌnæzəm/; from Ancient Greek πλεονασμός (pleonasmós), from πλέον (pléon) 'to be in excess') is redundancy in linguistic expression, such...
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  • the same thing twice". Tautology and pleonasm are not consistently differentiated in literature. Like pleonasm, tautology is often considered a fault...
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  • Tautology (rule of inference), a rule of replacement for logical expressions Pleonasm Redundancy (disambiguation) Tautological (disambiguation) Tautonym, a scientific...
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    they are common in speech. The degree to which there is a need to avoid pleonasms such as redundant acronyms depends on one's balance point of prescriptivism...
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  • phrase "Please RSVP", which is a case of RAS syndrome (redundancy) or a pleonasm, as "s'il vous plait" means "please". iCalendar Look up RSVP in Wiktionary...
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    ISBN 978-0-8020-6803-3. Retrieved 25 September 2013. "Pleonasm - Definition and Examples of Pleonasm". Literary Devices. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2020-03-30...
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  • proof is either correct or erroneous, and a "rigorous proof" is simply a pleonasm. Where a special concept of rigor comes into play is in the socialized...
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  • thermal non-equilibrium, so the term 'heat flow' is a redundancy (i.e. a pleonasm). Heat must not be confused with stored thermal energy, and moving a hot...
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    for its weathercock. The church is commonly called the Dome Cathedral, a pleonasm as the word 'Dome' comes from the German Dom meaning 'cathedral'. The church...
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    applying human qualities to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. Pleonasm: the use of more words than is necessary for clear expression. Procatalepsis:...
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  • meal "menu". In America "à la Carte Menu" can be found, an oxymoron and a pleonasm. à propos regarding/concerning (the correct French syntax is à propos de)...
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  • and equity courts. "Class action lawsuit" or "class action suit" are pleonasms used by laypersons unfamiliar with the critical distinction between the...
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  • "platitude" and "bromide". "In a Cottage in Fife", a Mother Goose nursery rhyme Pleonasm Georges Lebouc, 2500 noms propres devenus communs, p. 389 Michel Chabanne...
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  • The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase is a non-fiction book by Mark Forsyth published in 2013. The book explains classical...
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    steadily. Adding the prefix "neuro-" to the word "cognitive" is an example of pleonasm because analogous to expressions like "burning fire" and "black darkness"...
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    «recognized the desire to live into this fenced-off distance». redundancy, pleonasm. «Voschev... opened the door to space», «his body was thin inside the clothes»...
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  • sprezzatura and elliptic style. It contrasts with periphrasis, aureation and pleonasm. Blacketer (2006). The School of God: Pedagogy and Rhetoric in Calvin's...
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    singular into the plural form, because it is not necessary and considered a pleonasm (in Indonesian often called pemborosan kata). Personal pronouns are not...
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  • the current phrase "native-born citizen" is well understood; but it is pleonasm and should be discarded; and the correct designation, "native citizen"...
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  • consistently distinguished. (The term "discriminative classifier" becomes a pleonasm when "discrimination" is equivalent to "classification".) The term "generative...
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  • periphrase photo- light photoelectric, photography, photosynthesis pleo- more pleonasm, pleroma pod- foot podiatrist poly- many polygon, polyhedron, polygamy...
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  • Intentionally confusing wording to confuse people apart from an intended audience Pleonasm – Redundancy in linguistic expression Purple prose – Prose text that is...
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  • stuff a stuffable bit", though technically correct, does sound like a pleonasm! Similar techniques are used to combine four × 8 Mbit/s together, plus...
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  • comparison to a more common or regular form Oxymoron – Figure of speech Pleonasm – Redundancy in linguistic expression Purple prose – Prose text that is...
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  • most basic definition, "a key is a unique identifier", so unique key is a pleonasm. Keys that are within their originating entity are unique within that entity...
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    culture Newspeak – Fictional language in the novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" Pleonasm – Redundancy in linguistic expression Psychobabble – A form of speech or...
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    probably means simply "water" or slow flowing river. Thus the name is a pleonasm. The lower reaches of the Great Ouse are also known as "Old West River"...
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    rebellion. Józef Szujski notes that the literature became "infested with pleonasms, pasquinades and moral sermon". Consequently, regional councils imposed...
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  • Cognitive process Minimalism – Movements in various forms of art and design Pleonasm – Redundancy in linguistic expression Garner, Bryan A. (2009). Garner on...
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    words with disputed usage Wikipedia:List of commonly misused English words Pleonasm – Redundancy in linguistic expression Crystal, David (2008). A Dictionary...
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