pleonazm

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pleonasmus, from Ancient Greek πλεονασμός (pleonasmós), from πλεονάζω (pleonázō, I am superfluous), from πλείων (pleíōn, more).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plɛˈɔ.nazm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔnazm
  • Syllabification: ple‧o‧nazm

Noun

pleonazm m inan

  1. (linguistics) pleonasm
    Synonyms: tautologia, masło maślane

Declension

Further reading

  • pleonazm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pleonazm in Polish dictionaries at PWN