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What is "tautological" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does tautological mean in English? Meaning of tautological definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "tautological" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "tautological": repetition of same sense in different words

Adjective

  • Meaning: repetition of same sense in different words
  • Example: `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
  • Synonyms: pleonastic redundant tautologic tautological
  • Similar: prolix
  • Adjective: of, relating to, or using tautologyusing repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary

    • Synonyms:

    redundant, pleonastic, reiterative, reiterating,

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    tautological in English: tautological
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