tautological

adjective

tau·​to·​log·​i·​cal ˌtȯ-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce tautological (audio)
1
: involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
2
: true by virtue of its logical form alone
tautologically adverb

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Stella’s tautological compositions shrugged off the categories of invention and aesthetic judgment that Fried hoped modernism would preserve. Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 The concept has become a bit vague and tautological. WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023 Is there a tautological aspect to this? Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021 Is there another tautological issue there? Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 July 2021 See all Example Sentences for tautological 

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of tautological was in 1620

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“Tautological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tautological. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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