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tautology

Main Entry:: tau·tol·o·gy
Pronunciation:: \tȯ-ˈtä-lə-jē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural tau·tol·o·gies
Etymology:: Late Latin tautologia, from Greek, from tautologos
Date:: 1574

1 a: needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word b: an instance of tautology2: a tautologous statement

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