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tautology
noun
useless and pointless repetition
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tɔˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi
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noun
useless and pointless repetition
“to say that something is ‘adequate enough’ is a tautology”
noun
(logic) a statement that is necessarily true
“the statement ‘he is brave or he is not brave’ is a tautology”
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to say that something is ‘adequate enough’ is a tautology
the statement ‘he is brave or he is not brave’ is a tautology