tautological
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- adjective
- /ˌtɔːtəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
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tautológico
- Paraphrasing items would inflate alphas without adding breadth to the scale, with a narrow and tautological factor as the result.
- tautological nature
Examples
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At the outset, it is important to recognize and reject an obvious but tautological possibility.
Academic text (1990) -
Level 1 reasons were sometimes circular or tautological and often relied heavily on personal and immediate experiences.
Academic text (1992) -
The only proof is tautological: they agreed.
Academic text (2008) -
That's almost tautological because where else would you get it?
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In one sense, a tautological statement is an assertion of identity.
Academic text (2014) -
The point is logical, even tautological: pluralism in the past helps ensure political pluralism in the present.
Academic text (1997) -
Robert Nelson has recently defined the icon's system of signification as circular and tautological.
Academic text (2006) -
The disparate reaction to Ali suggests another conclusion that verges on being tautological but nevertheless needs to be stated.
Academic text (1992) -
A tautological argument often repeats the same idea without adding any new information.
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When she said, 'This is a free tautological gift,' it was a tautological statement since all gifts are free by definition.
Synonyms
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5.1
More than needed and not useful because it repeats something
Saying the same thing twice in different words without adding new information
Saying the same thing twice in different words
Using more words than needed, often repeating the same idea
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tautological comes from Greek parts tauto- meaning 'same' and -logical (like logic) meaning 'word' or 'reason'. So a tautological statement is literally 'saying the same thing' and is used for sentences that repeat the same idea in different words.