Associations to the word «Tautological»
Noun
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Wiktionary
TAUTOLOGICAL, adjective. Of, relating to, or using tautology
TAUTOLOGICAL, adjective. Using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary
Dictionary definition
TAUTOLOGICAL, adjective. 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.
Wise words
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be
recalled.