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tautological

tau·tol·o·gy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [taw-tol-uh-jee]
    • /tɔˈtɒl ə dʒi/
    • /tɔːˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [taw-tol-uh-jee]
    • /tɔˈtɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of tautological word

  • noun plural tautological needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”. 1
  • noun plural tautological an instance of such repetition. 1
  • noun plural tautological Logic. a compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as “A or not A.”. an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.”. 1
  • adjective tautological repetitive, redundant 1
  • adjective tautological A tautological statement involves tautology. 0
  • adjective tautological of, involving, or using tautology 0
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Origin of tautological

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Late Latin tautologia < Greek tautología. See tauto-, -logy

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Parts of speech for Tautological

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tautological popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for tautological

adj tautological

  • alliterative — Alliterative means relating to or connected with alliteration.
  • circumlocutory — a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.

adjective tautological

  • iterant — characterized by repetition; repeating.
  • longwinded — Alternative spelling of long-winded.
  • yacking — to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.
All 5 Synonyms of tautological

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  • tautology

    needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.
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