tautological

Adjective

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

tautological(s = adj.all) pleonastic, redundant, tautologic - 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"

Derived forms noun tautology₂, noun tautology₁

tautological, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.].

Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression. [1913 Webster]

Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or syllable many times.

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