Skip to content
0
  • Definitions
    • Browse A–Z
    • Recently Added
    • Most Popular
    • Most Viewed
    • Word Lists
    • All Categories
  • Learn & Play
    • Hangman Game
    • Grammar Check
    • Common English Words
    • Words Containing "Black"
    • English Practice Chat
  • Articles
    • Evolution of Dictionaries
    • Business Jargon Decoded
    • Build Your Vocabulary
    • Word Etymology Guide
    • Commonly Confused Words
    • Medical Terminology
    • Legal Terminology
    • Business Communication
  • Definitions
    • Browse A–Z
    • Recently Added
    • Most Popular
    • Most Viewed
    • Word Lists
    • All Categories
  • Learn & Play
    • Hangman Game
    • Grammar Check
    • Common English Words
    • Words Containing "Black"
    • English Practice Chat
  • Articles
    • Evolution of Dictionaries
    • Business Jargon Decoded
    • Build Your Vocabulary
    • Word Etymology Guide
    • Commonly Confused Words
    • Medical Terminology
    • Legal Terminology
    • Business Communication
Collapse
Define Dictionary Meaning - True Words & Their Meanings
  1. Define Dictionary Meaning
  2. Categories
  3. Definitions
  4. Tautology

Tautology

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Definitions
12 Posts 4 Posters 463 Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • Sarahundefined Offline
    Sarahundefined Offline
    Sarah
    wrote on last edited by admin
    #1

    A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needlessrepetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representationof anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as inthe following lines: --The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, And heavily in cloudsbrings on the day. Addison.

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • Sarahundefined Offline
      Sarahundefined Offline
      Sarah
      wrote on last edited by
      #2

      saying the same thing twice over in different words

      1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • Sarahundefined Offline
        Sarahundefined Offline
        Sarah
        wrote on last edited by
        #3

        True by definition, literally saying

        1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • Sarahundefined Offline
          Sarahundefined Offline
          Sarah
          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          Tautology (n): that which is tautologous, a tautology.

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • Sarahundefined Offline
            Sarahundefined Offline
            Sarah
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            Using different words to say the same thing, or a series of self-reinforcing statements that cannot be disproved because they depend on the assumption that they are already correct

            1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • Sarahundefined Offline
              Sarahundefined Offline
              Sarah
              wrote on last edited by admin
              #6

              Unnecessary repetition of a word.

              1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • Sarahundefined Offline
                Sarahundefined Offline
                Sarah
                wrote on last edited by
                #7

                A tautology is a [reiteration] of a [term] using one or more different successive [synonyms].

                1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • Sarahundefined Offline
                  Sarahundefined Offline
                  Sarah
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #8

                  the explanation of a word by using the word itself.

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • Sarahundefined Offline
                    Sarahundefined Offline
                    Sarah
                    wrote on last edited by admin
                    #9

                    A logical statement in which the conclusion is equivalent to the premise

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • Mark Zuckerbergundefined Offline
                      Mark Zuckerbergundefined Offline
                      Mark Zuckerberg
                      wrote on last edited by admin
                      #10

                      A [synchrony] in which formalism and representation are continuous ie. is-is-is collapses to is or the [ohm].
                      A continuity of being and having.
                      A frame in which self-cyclicality achieves linearity (continuity) and value IS meta-value and meta-value is value rendering the semantics of state [untenable].

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • Tanya Shivariundefined Offline
                        Tanya Shivariundefined Offline
                        Tanya Shivari
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #11

                        The saying of the same thing twice over in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g. they arrived one after the other in succession).

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • Tracie Lynnundefined Offline
                          Tracie Lynnundefined Offline
                          Tracie Lynn
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #12

                          the use of two words or phrases that express the same meaning, in a way that is unnecessary and usually unintentional:

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          Reply
                          • Reply as topic
                          Log in to reply
                          • Oldest to Newest
                          • Newest to Oldest
                          • Most Votes


                          Look Up a Word

                          Browse A–Z

                          ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU VWX YZ

                          Popular Definitions

                          1 Turban 2 Tripple 3 Blessing 4 Bonnet 5 Serendipity 6 Wanderlust 7 Nostalgia 8 Integrity
                          View all popular

                          Know a better definition?

                          Share your knowledge with the community

                          Add a Definition

                          Explore More Definitions

                          Browse our collection of 300,000+ community-written definitions

                          Browse A–Z Most Popular Recently Added
                          Define Dictionary Meaning
                          Most Popular Words All Definitions Terms of Service Privacy Policy Browse Lists

                          © 2026 Define Dictionary Meaning. All rights reserved

                          • Login

                          • Don't have an account? Register

                          • Login or register to search.
                          • First post
                            Last post