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liikasanainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pleonastic adj Of, or relating to pleonasm.
  • redundant adjective No longer needed; superfluous.

Senses

liikasanainen is used for these senses in English:

  • pleonastic (linguistics) Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
  • redundant (of words, writing, etc) Repetitive or needlessly wordy.

pleonastic — full definition

  1. adj Of, or relating to pleonasm.
  2. adj Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.

redundant — full definition

  1. adjective No longer needed; superfluous.
  2. adjective Dismissed from a job because the position is no longer needed.
  3. adjective Needlessly repetitive in wording.

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