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TAUTOLOGICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Repetition of same sense in different words
Example:
at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition
Synonyms:
pleonastic; redundant; tautologic; tautological
Classified under:
Similar:
prolix (tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length)
Derivation:
tautology (useless repetition)
tautology ((logic) a statement that is necessarily true)