pleonasm

noun

The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.

noun

An instance of pleonasm.

noun

A superfluous word or phrase.

noun

Redundancy of language; the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea.

noun

A redundant phrase or expression; an instance of redundancy of language.

noun

In medicine, excess in number or size.

noun

Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea.

noun

Redundancy in wording.

noun

A phrase involving pleonasm, that is, a phrase in which one or more words are redundant as their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.