tautological

tau·tol·o·gy

(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.

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[Late Latin tautologia, from Greek tautologiā, from tautologos, redundant : tauto-, tauto- + logos, saying; see -logy.]

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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.

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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.Conant pleonastic, tautologic, redundant prolix - 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"

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tautological

adjective

Characterized by repetition and excessive wordiness:

circumlocutionary, roundabout.

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Translations

tautologique

tautologico

tautológico

tautological

[ˌtɔːtəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] ADJ → tautológico

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tautological

[ˌtɔːtəˈlɒdʒɪk^əl] adj → tautologique

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tautological

, tautologous

adj → tautologisch, doppelt gemoppelt (inf)

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tautological

[ˌtɔːtəˈlɒdʒɪk/əl] adj → tautologico/a

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