Pleonasm

Ple′o·nasm,, n. [L. pleonasmus, Gr. πλεονασμός, fr. πλεονάζειν to be more than enough, to abound, fr.πλέον, neut. of πλέων, πλείων, more, compar. of πολύς much. See Full, a., and cf. Poly-, Plus.] (Rhet.) Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw it with my own eyes.