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nounpleonast (plural pleonasts)
plural pleonasts
- rareOne who is addicted to pleonasm, or redundancy in speech or writing.
the mellifluous pleonast had done oiling his paradox with fresh polysyllables
1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash
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APA
pleonast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleonast
MLA
“pleonast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleonast. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleonast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleonast.
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