TAUTOLOGOUS


Meaning of TAUTOLOGOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: to ̇ - ' tä-l ə -g ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek tautologos, from taut- + legein to say ― more at LEGEND

Date: 1714

1 : involving or containing rhetorical tautology : REDUNDANT

2 : true by virtue of its logical form alone

– tau · tol · o · gous · ly adverb

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