TAUTOLOGY
\tɔːtˈɒləd͡ʒi], \tɔːtˈɒlədʒi], \t_ɔː_t_ˈɒ_l_ə_dʒ_i]\
Definitions of TAUTOLOGY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(logic) a statement that is necessarily true; "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"
By Princeton University
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(logic) a statement that is necessarily true; "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Needless repetition of words or ideas.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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