how to pronounce pleonasm
/ˈpliː.ə.næz.əm/
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pleonasm is pronounced in four syllables
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meanings of pleonasm
noun:
- A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.
- Redundancy in wording.
pleonasm frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word pleonasm occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics pleonasm can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that pleonasm can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) education, science, and technology;
3) life, nature, and living environment;
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