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Adjective: pleonastic  ,plee-u'nas-tik
  1. Repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words
    "'a true fact' and 'a free gift' are pleonastic expressions";
    - redundant, tautologic, tautological

See also: prolix, verbal

Encyclopedia: Pleonastic