tautological
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Adjective (1)
- repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical 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: pleonasticredundanttautologicOpposite conciseSimilar prolix, verbal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Tau′to·log′ic·al adjective
Origin: Cf. F. tautologique.
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression. — Tau′wb-a2′>′to·log′wb-a1′>′ic·al·ly, adverb
Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or syllable many times.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54