Tautological \Tau`to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.]
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as,
tautological expression. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tautological
adj : repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact'
and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the
phrase `a beginner who has just started' is
tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return
to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant [syn: pleonastic,
redundant, tautologic]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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