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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tau•tol•o•gy /tɔˈtɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. - [uncountable] needless repetition of an idea in different words, as in " widow woman.''
- [countable] an instance or example of such repetition.
- Logic. a statement that is inherently true because of the meaning of its terms, without reference to external reality:[countable]An example of tautology is: "I am either the King of England or not the King of England.''
tau•to•log•i•cal /ˌtɔtəlˈɑdʒɪkəl/USA pronunciation tau•to•log•ic, tau•tol•o•gous /tɔˈtɑləgəs/USA pronunciation adj. See -log-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tau•tol•o•gy (tô tol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. - needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman.''
- an instance of such repetition.
- Philosophy[Logic.]
- Philosophya compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as "A or not A.''
- Philosophyan instance of such a form, as "This candidate will win or will not win.''
- Greek tautología. See tauto-, -logy
- Late Latin tautologia
- 1570–80;
tau•to•log•i•cal (tôt′l oj′i kəl),USA pronunciation tau′to•log′ic, tau•tol•o•gous (tô tol′ə gəs),USA pronunciation adj. tau′to•log′i•cal•ly, tau•tol′o•gous•ly, adv. tau•tol′o•gist, n. |