(n.) 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.
Example Sentences:
(1) Therefore the term "psychogenic pain sensation" seems to be a pleonasm at first sight.
(2) A choice is necessary in all cases which takes into consideration the patient's interests and the cost of treatment and permits one to avoid pleonasms and illogical treatment.
Pleonastic
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Pleonastical
Example Sentences:
(1) On the other side, for intraductal carcinoma, axillary dissection seems to be pleonastic due to the low percentage of secondary deposits in axillary lymph-nodes (1-3%) in women operated on for intraductal carcinoma.