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    This document defines pleonasm as having two nouns or noun phrases that refer to the same person or thing. It provides several examples of pleonastic phrases, such as "end result," "final outcome," and "past history," that use more words than necessary by repeating the same idea twice. The purpose is to identify and avoid unnecessary word repetition in writing for the sake of conciseness and clarity.

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    This document defines pleonasm as having two nouns or noun phrases that refer to the same person or thing. It provides several examples of pleonastic phrases, such as "end result," "final outcome," and "past history," that use more words than necessary by repeating the same idea twice. The purpose is to identify and avoid unnecessary word repetition in writing for the sake of conciseness and clarity.

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    This document defines pleonasm as having two nouns or noun phrases that refer to the same person or thing. It provides several examples of pleonastic phrases, such as "end result," "final outcome," and "past history," that use more words than necessary by repeating the same idea twice. The purpose is to identify and avoid unnecessary word repetition in writing for the sake of conciseness and clarity.

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