Dec 8 2009

Word of the Week: Tautological

Tautological

- needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”

Source: Dictionary

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  • areyouscreening
    That's a somewhat misleading definition in that it doesn't give a full idea of the word I think. Trivially true is better, or meaninglessly redundant - as in saying, "She's a widow... and a woman," wherein gender has not only been established once in the initial statement, but twice.
  • You may be right. I augmented the definition.
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