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tautological

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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

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pleonastic redundant tautologic

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "tautological":
tautological teleological theological
Words contain "tautological" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
tautological tautologic pleonastic redundant

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