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tautology

Syllabification: (tau·tol·o·gy)
Pronunciation: /tôˈtäləjē/
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Definition of tautology

noun (plural tautologies)

  • the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g., they arrived one after the other in succession).
  • a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words.
  • Logic a statement that is true by necessity or by virtue of its logical form.

Derivatives

tautological

Pronunciation: /ˌtôtlˈäjikəl/
adjective

tautologically

Pronunciation: /ˌtôtlˈäjik(ə)lē/
adverb

tautologist

Pronunciation: /-jist/
noun

tautologize

Pronunciation: /-ˌjīz/
verb

tautologous

Pronunciation: /-gəs/
adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century: via late Latin from Greek, from tautologos 'repeating what has been said', from tauto- 'same' + -logos (see -logy)

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