tautology
/tɔ'tɑlədʒi/
noun
9 letters4 syllables13 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
(logic) a statement that is necessarily true.
“the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology”
2
Useless repetition.
“to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology”
WORD FORMS
Related formtautological
Related formtautologic
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinautologytay
Starts & ends withT … Y
Syllablestau · tol · o · gy
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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