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noun, plural -gies.
1.
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.”
2.
an instance of such repetition.
3.
Logic.
a.
a compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as “A or not A.”
b.
an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.”
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tau·to·log·i·cal·ly, tau·tol·o·gous·ly, adverb
tau·tol·o·gist, noun
non·tau·to·log·i·cal, adjective
non·tau·to·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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tautology
1579, from L.L. tautologia "representation of the same thing" (c.350), from Gk. tautologia, from tautologos "repeating what has been said," from tauto "the same" + -logos "saying," related to legein "to say" (see lecture).
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