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tautologic

adjective

repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words

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Word length
10
Starts with
T
Ends with
C
Contains
AU
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words

    “‘a true fact’ and ‘a free gift’ are pleonastic expressions”

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‘a true fact’ and ‘a free gift’ are pleonastic expressions
the phrase ‘a beginner who has just started’ is tautological
{'source': 'J.B.Conant', 'text': 'at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition'}

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