tautology

tau·tol·o·gy

noun \tȯ-ˈtä-lə-jē\

plural tau·tol·o·gies

Definition of TAUTOLOGY

1

a : needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word b : an instance of tautology

2

: a tautologous statement

Examples of TAUTOLOGY

1. “A beginner who has just started” is a tautology.

Origin of TAUTOLOGY

Late Latin tautologia, from Greek, from tautologos

First Known Use: 1574

Other Philosophy Terms

dialectic, dualism, epistemology, existentialism, metaphysics, ontology, sequitur, solipsism, transcendentalism

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