Pleonasm \Ple"o*nasm\,, n. [L. pleonasmus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be more than enough, to abound, fr.?, neut. of ?, more, compar. of ? much. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Poly-}, {Plus}.] (Rhet.) Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw it with my own eyes. web1913
pleonasm n : using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child" wn
PLEONASM, n. An army of words escorting a corporal of thought. devils
pleonasm Redundancy of expression; tautology. (1995-03-25) foldoc