♾️tautology (tautologie)

noun
/tɔːˈtɒlədʒi/
répétition inutile (repetition inutile)

Signification

the unnecessary repetition of the same idea in different words
Traduction de la signification
la répétition inutile de la même idée avec des mots différents
la repetition inutile de la meme idee avec des mots differents

Phrases d'exemple

The phrase 'it will happen or it won’t' is a tautology.

L'expression 'ça va arriver ou ça n'arrivera pas' est une tautologie.
L'expression 'ca va arriver ou ca n'arrivera pas' est une tautologie.

Synonymes

repetition, redundancy, reiteration, circularity

Antonymes

clarity, brevity, precision

Collocations

logical tautology, linguistic tautology, avoid tautology

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