German-English translation for "Pleonasmus"

"Pleonasmus" English translation

Pleonasmus
[pleoˈnasmʊs]Maskulinum | masculine m <Pleonasmus; Pleonasmen [-mən]>

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pleonasm, tautology
  • pleonasm
    Pleonasmus Sprachwissenschaft | linguisticsLING
    auch | alsoa. tautology
    Pleonasmus Sprachwissenschaft | linguisticsLING
    Pleonasmus Sprachwissenschaft | linguisticsLING
A black darkness is an example of a pleonasm.
Eine schwarze Finsternis ist ein Beispiel für einen Pleonasmus.
Source: Tatoeba
But a backward step is always backwards!
Diese Wendung ist ein Pleonasmus!
Source: Europarl
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