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Webster 1913 Edition
Tautology
Tau-tol′o-gy
,Noun.
[L.
tautologia
, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F. tautologie
.] (Rhet.)
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.
And heavily in clouds brings on the day.
Addison.
Syn. – Repetition.
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Tautology
, Repetition
. There may be frequent repetitions (as in legal instruments) which are warranted either by necessity or convenience; but tautology is always a fault, being a sameness of expression which adds nothing to the sense or the sound. Webster 1828 Edition
Tautology
TAUTOL'OGY
,Noun.
A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of a thing in different words or phrases; or a representation of any thing as the cause, condition of consequence of itself, as in the following lines.
The dawn in overcast, the morning low'rs,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day.