Pleonasm

Redundant use of words expressing the same idea.

LinguisticsRhetoricFigure SpeechLanguage

Complexity

Current best complexity is 7:

Pleonasm
7
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Statistics

Discovered by
27boards
Best recipe held by
2boards
First discovered
5 monthsago
Crafted
73times
Made with
17recipes
Used in
44recipes

Highlights

  1. First discovered by
    James's board
    · 5 months ago
  2. Lowest complexity7first held by
    Skitsboard
    · 2 months ago
  3. Last crafted by
    btcprox's board
    · 2 days ago
  4. Last used in a recipe by
    btcprox's board
    · 2 days ago

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Technical information

Concept ID
9422
Color
#2b579a
Emoji
🔄/📝🔄
Categories
Linguistics, Rhetoric, Figure Speech, Language
Best complexity
7
First discovered
Feb 14, 2026, 03:36 UTC
Trademarked
No
Copyrighted
No

About "Pleonasm" concept

Pleonasm can be discovered in Concepts, categorized under Linguistics, Rhetoric, Figure Speech, Language. Redundant use of words expressing the same idea.

It has been discovered by 27 boards and crafted 73 times, first appearing 5 months ago. Pleonasm can be created from 17 recipes, and goes on to appear as an ingredient in 44 others.

Pleonasm was first discovered by James's board 5 months ago. The lowest-complexity recipe (7) is held by Skitsboard.

Related concepts worth exploring include Repetition, Tautology, Oxymoron, Reduplication, Aloha, Redundancy, and 6 more.