tautological Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite repetition of same sense in different words
    pleonastic; redundant; tautologic.
    • `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions
    • the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological
    • at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant

WordNet

Tau`to*log"ic*al adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. tautologique.
Definitions
  1. Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression. -- Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

Webster 1913