Tautology
31tautology — noun (C, U) a statement in which you unnecessarily say the same thing twice using different words, for example, He sat alone by himself. tautological, adjective tautologically / kli/ adverb …
32tautology — n pleonasm, battology, redundancy; reiteration, repetition, repetitiousness, repetitiveness, wordiness, prolixity, verbosity, long windedness, Sl. windiness, Sl. gassiness …
33tautology — tau·tol·o·gy …
34tautology — tau•tol•o•gy [[t]tɔˈtɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pl. gies 1) needless repetition of an idea in different words, as in “widow woman.” 2) an instance of such repetition 3) cvb pho logic a compound proposition or propositional form all of whose instances are… …
35tautology — /tɔˈtɒlədʒi / (say taw toluhjee) noun (plural tautologies) 1. needless repetition of an idea, especially in other words in the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as to descend down. 2. an instance of this. 3.… …
36tautology — n. repetition of sense of word(s) in other unnecessary words. ♦ tautological, a. ♦ tautologize, v.i …
37tautology — The quality of excessiveness in wording. 27 Am J1st Indict § 51 …
38tautology — n. (pl. ies) 1 the saying of the same thing twice over in different words, esp. as a fault of style (e.g. arrived one after the other in succession). 2 a statement that is necessarily true. Derivatives: tautologic adj. tautological adj.… …
39tautology, redundancy, pleonasm, solecism — Although various authorities detect various shades of distinction between the first three words, those distinctions are always very slight and, on comparison, frequently contradictory. Essentially all three mean using more words than necessary …
40tautology, redundancy, pleonasm, solecism — Although various authorities detect various shades of distinction between the first three words, those distinctions are always very slight and, on comparison, frequently contradictory. Essentially all three mean using more words than necessary …
