tautologynoun [ C or U ]
uk/tɔːˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/us/tɑːˈtɑː.lə.dʒi/the unnecessary and usually unintentional use of two words to express one meaning
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Saying again
- circle
- drum
- echo
- flog
- flog sth to death idiom
- go/run around in circles idiom
- go/run round in circles idiom
- inculcate
- indoctrinate
- labour the point idiom
- not hear the end/last of sth idiom
- parrot-fashion
- rake
- recapitulate
- regurgitate
- rehash
- repetitive
- retweet
- trot
- wheel
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tautological
adjective uk/ˌtɔː.təˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌtɑː.t̬əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
tautologically
adverb uk/ˌtɔː.təˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌtɑː.t̬əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl.i/