Dept. of Redundancy Department...
fig·ment Noun
Definition: Something invented, made up, or fabricated
So, I'm thinking if figment basically means something thats imagined why do we say...'just a figment of the imagination'????
Yes, I'm nerd w/ a love for words...sometimes
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A redundant phrase is called a pleonasm, which is the antonym of an oxymoron (ie Microsoft Works). Yeah, take that GMAT...