n. [ L. pleonasmus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to be more than enough, to abound, fr.&unr_;, neut. of &unr_;, more, compar. of &unr_; 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;