tautologia — meaning in English

English meaning

• tautology noun The needless repetition of an idea in different words, such as "free gift" or "a new innovation".
• truism noun A statement that is so obviously true it hardly needs saying.

Senses

tautologia is used for these senses in English:

• truism A self-evident or obvious truth.
• truism A banality or cliché.

tautology — full definition

1. noun The needless repetition of an idea in different words, such as "free gift" or "a new innovation".
2. noun In logic, a statement that is true in every possible case because of its structure alone, such as "either it will rain or it will not rain".

truism — full definition

1. noun A statement that is so obviously true it hardly needs saying.
2. noun An idea or phrase that has been said so often it has become boring.

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