Plē'o-năsm, n.

n. [Fr. pléonasme, Pr. pleonasme, Sp., Pg., & It. pleonasmo, Lat. pleonasmus, Gr. πλεονασμός, from πλεονάζειν, to be more than enough, to abound, from πλέον, for πλεῖον, more, πλέος, full.] Redundancy of words in speaking or writing; the use of more words, to express ideas, than are necessary.