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Noun: pleonasm  'plee-u,na-zum
  1. Using more words than necessary

Derived forms: pleonasms

Type of: verboseness, verbosity

Encyclopedia: Pleonasm

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plentitude
plenty
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Plesianthropus
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Plesiosauria
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Plethodon