Pleonastic Crossword Clue
9 letters · New York Times · Sunday, July 12, 2009 · 46-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, July 12, 2009.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · July 12, 2009 · 46-Down · 9 letters
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repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
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