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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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 
 
  {Tautological  echo},  an  echo  that  repeats  the  same  sound  or 
  syllable  many  times. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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}] 




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