Thesaurus: tautology

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1. n. A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --//The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,/And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison.
2. n. (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
3. n. useless and pointless repetition
4. A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: -- The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison. Syn. -- Repetition. -- Tautology, Repetition. There may be frequent repetitions (as in legal instruments) which are warranted either by necessity or convenience; but tautology is always a fault, being a sameness of expression which adds nothing to the sense or the sound.
5. A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needlessrepetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representationof anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as inthe following lines: --The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, And heavily in cloudsbrings on the day. Addison.
6. n:100 n. (logic) a statement that is necessarily true n. useless repetition