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Originally posted by Bhelliom
ple·o·nasm ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pl-nzm)
n.
1.The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.
An instance of pleonasm.
2.A superfluous word or phrase.
Example... " a tiny little child"
for those of you too lazy to look it up....
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Actually - not that I'd take great and total exception with your dictionary source - it means using and adjective that is an integral part of the definition of the modified word. Like "tall giant." (Unless making a comparison...if you have two giants standing next to each other and one is taller, then he would be the "tall giant.")