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pleonasm in Arabic

حَشْو ḥašw

/ˈpliː.əˌnæz.əm/

pleonasm in Arabic: حَشْو (ḥašw), إِطْنَاب (ʔiṭnāb). In English, pleonasm means redundancy in wording.

Arabic words for pleonasm

redundancy in wording
حَشْو ḥašw, إِطْنَاب ʔiṭnāb

English meaning of pleonasm

  1. noun Redundancy in wording.
  2. noun A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.

Full definition of pleonasm

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Questions about pleonasm in Arabic

What is the meaning of pleonasm in Arabic?
Pleonasm in Arabic is حَشْو (ḥašw), إِطْنَاب (ʔiṭnāb).
ما معنى كلمة pleonasm؟
Pleonasm: حَشْو (ḥašw), إِطْنَاب (ʔiṭnāb).
What does pleonasm mean in English?
Pleonasm means redundancy in wording.

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