About The Word Tautological
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Tautological
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What's The Definition Of Tautological?
[adj] 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.Conant
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tautological: pleonastic | prolix | redundant | tautologic Related Terms | Find terms related to Tautological: See Also | Tautological In Webster's Dictionary \Tau`to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.]
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as,
tautological expression. -- {Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.
{Tautological echo}, an echo that repeats the same sound or
syllable many times.
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