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tautology

/toːˈtɔləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
tau-tol-o-gy
IPA
/toːˈtɔləd͡ʒi/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition.

Uncountable

noun

An expression that features tautology.

Countable

noun

A statement that is true for all truth values of its propositional variables.

Countable

noun

A statement that is true for all truth values of its Boolean atoms.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin tautologia, from Ancient Greek ταὐτολογία (tautología) from ταὐτός (tautós, “the same”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”). By surface analysis, tauto- + -logy.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /toːˈtɔləd͡ʒi/
  • British English: /tɔːˈtɒləd͡ʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tautologies (plural)

Derived Forms

tautism tautological tautologically tautologise tautologist tautologize tautologous tautologously

Frequently Paired Words

pleonasm redundancy contingency contradiction

Antonyms

contradiction in terms contradiction oxymoron

Rhymes With

technology appropriate technology psychology biology apology ideology theology geology ecology anthropology mythology archaeology

Questions

How do you pronounce tautology?
The recorded pronunciation is /toːˈtɔləd͡ʒi/.
What does tautology mean?
Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition.
Where does tautology come from?
From Late Latin tautologia, from Ancient Greek ταὐτολογία (tautología) from ταὐτός (tautós, “the same”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”). By surface analysis, tauto- + -logy.

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