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Synonyms & Antonyms of tautology
a statement in which you repeat a word, idea, etc., in a way that is not necessary
- "A beginner who has just started" is a tautology.
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Do we repeat ourselves? Very well then,...
Do we repeat ourselves? Very well then, we repeat ourselves.
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“Tautology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautology. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of tautology was in 1566
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