Canadian English Meaning of tautology

tautology

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Definitions and Meaning of tautology in English

Wordnet

tautology (n)

(logic) a statement that is necessarily true

useless repetition

Webster

tautology (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.

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tautology

(logic) a statement that is necessarily true, useless repetitionA repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different

Circularity,hyperbole ,Pleonasm,redundancy,,repetitiveness,Verbalism,circumlocution ,diffuseness,diffusion

brevity,compactness,Conciseness,conciseness,Crispness,succinctness,Conciseness,brevity,conciseness

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