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English · Q328

One Word Substitution

Competitive Exams · English · question 328

Q328

Use of more words than are needed to express the meaning

A.
Circumlocution
B.
Verbatim
C.
Ventriloquism
D.
Pleonasm
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitute is Pleonasm.

Circumlocution: the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
Verbatim: in exactly the same words as were used originally.
Ventriloquism: an act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) changes his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere.
Pleonasm: the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes ), either as a fault of style or for emphasis.