Jisho

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Noun
1. verbiage; wordiness; tautology; blabber; chatter; unnecessary talk
Wikipedia definition
2. PleonasmPleonasm is the use of more words or word-parts than is necessary for clear expression: examples are black darkness, or burning fire. Such redundancy is, by traditional rhetorical criteria, a manifestation of tautology.
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Other forms
剰語 【じょうご】
Notes
剰語: Rarely-used kanji form.

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