Tautological

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tautological \Tau`to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.]
     Involving tautology; having the same signification; as,
     tautological expression. -- {Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Tautological echo}, an echo that repeats the same sound or


        syllable many times.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tautological
       adj : 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 [syn: {pleonastic},
              {redundant}, {tautologic}]