pleonástico

See also: pleonastico

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French pléonastique, from pléonasme (pleonasm).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ple.oˈnas.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ple.oˈnaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ple.oˈnas.t͡ʃi.ko/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pli.uˈnaʃ.ti.ku/, (faster pronunciation) /pljuˈnaʃ.ti.ku/

Adjective

pleonástico (feminine pleonástica, masculine plural pleonásticos, feminine plural pleonásticas)

  1. (rhetoric) pleonastic (of or relating to pleonasm)
  2. pleonastic (redundant in one’s wording)
    Synonym: circunloquial

Derived terms

Spanish

Adjective

pleonástico (feminine pleonástica, masculine plural pleonásticos, feminine plural pleonásticas)

  1. pleonastic

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