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tautology
noun as in circumlocution
noun as in pleonasm
noun as in prolixity
noun as in redundancy
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noun as in redundancy
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noun as in repetition
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noun as in verbiage
noun as in verboseness
noun as in wordiness
Example Sentences
On one level, this is a fairly ridiculous tautology.
Abraham Gutman explains that the argument that supporting Palestinian rights is anti-Semitic exists because that’s the way Israel wants it to be: “This tautology allows accusations of antisemitism to be weaponized, particularly against people who speak up about Palestinian rights — sometimes in ridiculous ways.”
It’s such a distortion I don’t think you could even call it a tautology.
Dr. David Reiss — a psychiatrist and expert in mental fitness evaluations who contributed to the book "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President" — told Salon by email that the conclusions make so much sense "they are almost a tautology."
Tautology is to be avoided by all who make any pretence to grammar.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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