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Princeton's WordNet
pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautologicaladjective
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
Wiktionary
tautologicaladjective
of, relating to, or using tautology
tautologicaladjective
using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tautologicaladjective
Repeating the same thing.
Etymology: tautologique, Fr. from tautology.
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tautological
Tautological refers to a statement or phrase that conveys the same idea or message in a repetitive or redundant manner, often involving unnecessary repetition of words. The information expressed is uninformative because it's basically saying the same thing twice, making it logically true in all circumstances. It may be seen both in logical expressions in philosophy or linguistics, as well as in everyday language.
Webster Dictionary
Tautologicaladjective
involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tautological in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tautological in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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