English dictionary
tautologic
adjectiveParts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words
Example sentences
‘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'}