tautology

tautology is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --//The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,/And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --//The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,/And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison.
2. noun. useless repetition

   "to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology"

3. noun. (logic) a statement that is necessarily true

   "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"

Common word forms

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