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Definition of tautology noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

tautology

 noun
noun
NAmE//tɔˈtɑlədʒi//
 
[uncountable, countable]
 
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a statement in which you say the same thing twice in different words, when this is unnecessary, for example “They spoke in turn, one after the other.”
tautological
 
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NAmE//ˌtɔt̮lˈɑdʒɪkl//
 
adjective
tautologous
 
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NAmE//tɔˈtɑləɡəs//
 
adjectiveSee tautology in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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