pleonasmnoun [ C or U ]
/ˈpliː.ə.næz.əm//ˈpliː.ə.næz.əm/specializedthe use of more words than are needed to express a meaning, or an example of this:
Properly speaking, “in his own thinking” is pleonasm because every man must think for himself and no one can think for another.
pleonastic
adjective /ˌpliː.əˈnæs.tɪk//ˌpliː.əˈnæs.tɪk/