pleonasm in Chinese
pleonasm in Chinese is 赘余畸形 — pleonasm means the use of more words than are needed to express an idea.
pleonasm in Chinese
赘余畸形
Pronounced: zhuì yú jī xíng
(uncountable, rhetoric) Redundancy in wording.
What does "pleonasm" mean?
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noun The use of more words than are needed to express an idea.
"My salvation is in my Saviour who saveth me hence the redundancy and pleonasm of my asseveration."
- noun A phrase that includes extra words whose meaning is already given elsewhere in it.
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pleonasm in a sentence
- My salvation is in my Saviour who saveth me hence the redundancy and pleonasm of my asseveration.
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What is "pleonasm" in Chinese?
"pleonasm" in Chinese is 赘余畸形. pleonasm means: The use of more words than are needed to express an idea.
How do you pronounce 赘余畸形?
"pleonasm" in Chinese is 赘余畸形, pronounced "zhuì yú jī xíng".
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