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Tautological Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Tautological has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

repetition of same sense in different words

"`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"

"the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"

"at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"

2

of, relating to, or using tautology

Example Sentences
"`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions" adjective
"the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological" adjective
"at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition" adjective
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Rhyming Words
cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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