Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or characterized by tautology.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Tautological.
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- adjective
tautological
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- adjective repetition of same sense in different words
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Examples
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You are essentially making claims to a type of evidence in your definition for faith which is tautologic.
Repost of a Christian-Atheist Dialogue James F. McGrath 2007
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You are essentially making claims to a type of evidence in your definition for faith which is tautologic.
Archive 2007-12-01 James F. McGrath 2007
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In the only Scriptural sense, as concerning the unregenerate, it is implied in the word will, and in this sense, therefore, it is superfluous and tautologic; and, in any other sense, it is the fruit and final end of Redemption, -- the glorious liberty of the
The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Henry Nelson Coleridge 1820
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Setting aside the tautologic nature of that statement (parse it even casually, and you'll see), if all relevant facts were already known, it could suggest inefficiency in conducting the review, scrupulousness or compulsiveness in the analysis, lack of agreement among those involved, or any number of other things.
Crosscut 2009
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