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สำนวนฟุ่มเฟือย

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Pleonasm (; , ) is redundancy in linguistic expression, such as "black darkness", "burning fire", or "the man he said". It is a manifestation of tautology by traditional rhetorical criteria. Pleonasm may also be used for emphasis, or because the phrase has become established in a certain form. Tautology and pleonasm are not consistently differentiated in literature.

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Pleonasm is the use of redundant words in speech or writing, like saying "burning fire" or "black darkness" when one word would do. Writers may use it intentionally for emphasis or because certain phrases have become traditional, though it's often considered a flaw in clear communication.

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Within Vinony's link graph, สำนวนฟุ่มเฟือย is referenced by 180 other articles, and connects out to stylistic device, English language and Bible.

It is catalogued under topics including Figures of speech, Linguistics and Rhetoric.

Its subject is documented across 56 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of
stylistic device
Subclass of
redundancy
Said to be same as
verbosity
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different from
tautology
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