tautological

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tautological

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From tautology + -ical.

adjective more tautological · most tautological

Of, relating to, or using tautology.
Using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary.

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adj of, relating to, or using tautology

Español	tautológico
Português	tautológico
Français	tautologique
Deutsch	tautologisch, doppelt gemoppelt, redundant
Italiano	tautologico
Română	tautologic
Русский	тавтологи́ческий tavtologíčeskij, тавтологи́чный tavtologíčnyj

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@misc{tautological_2026,
  title = {tautological},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tautological},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}