Tautological

a.

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Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression. Tautological echo an echo that repeats the same sound or syllable many times.

Adj.

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tautological - repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant Synonyms: pleonastic, tautologic, redundant

pleonastic, prolix, redundant, tautologic