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tautology

tau·tol·o·gy

tautology

pronunciation:: taw ta l ji
features:: Word Parts

part of speech:	noun
inflections:	tautologies
definition 1:	unnecessary repetition of the same idea in different words; redundancy. The essay was marred by its tautology.
definition 2:	an instance of such a repetition.
related words:	circumlocution
derivations:	tautological (adj.), tautologically (adv.)

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