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tautological
tau·tol·o·gy T0061700 (tô-tŏl′ə-jē) n. pl. tau·tol·o·gies 1. a. Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy. b. An instance of such repetition. 2. Logic A statement composed of simpler statements in such a way that it is logically true whether the simpler statements are factually true or false; for example, the statement Either it will rain tomorrow or it will not rain tomorrow.
[Late Latin tautologia, from Greek tautologiā, from tautologos, redundant : tauto-, tauto- + logos, saying; see -logy.]
tau′to·log′i·cal (tôt′l-ŏj′ĭ-kəl), tau′to·log′ic (-ĭk), tau·tol′o·gous (-tŏl′ə-gəs) adj. tau′to·log′i·cal·ly, tau·tol′o·gous·ly adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | tautological - repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conantpleonastic, tautologic, redundantprolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know" |
tautologicaladjectiveCharacterized by repetition and excessive wordiness:circumlocutionary, roundabout.TranslationstautologiquetautologicotautológicoEncyclopediaSeetautologytautological
Related to tautological: Tautological statementSynonyms for tautologicaladj characterized by repetition and excessive wordinessSynonyms- circumlocutionary
- roundabout
Synonyms for tautologicaladj repetition of same sense in different wordsSynonyms- pleonastic
- tautologic
- redundant
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