tautology

A tautology is a thing which is tautological.

A tautological tautology.

by unixclan.net August 10, 2006

tautology

Unnecessary repetition of a word.

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by Verity November 10, 2004

tautology

A logical statement in which the conclusion is equivalent to the premise

Example of a tautology: Bad people take drugs; therefore, people who take drugs are bad.
The other definition appearing here, "Unnecessary repetition of a word", is a crudification and wrong - such pointless reiterative repetition is a redundancy, and one who makes such a definition is called a "redundunce". Consult Fowler.

by Slick Willy March 16, 2005

tautou

It's when you are in an extreme depression

I'm on a tautou.

by EdHERON June 26, 2016

Tauter

The piece of skin that connects the penis to the testicles, it is a frenulum and is sometimes removed during circumcision..

My tauter is so itchy, I want to cut it with a rusty razor blade.

by Kurt Wagner May 27, 2006

tautology

the explanation of a word by using the word itself.

What is a tautology?
a tautology.

by stickywulf November 5, 2005

tautology

A tautology is a reiteration of a term using one or more different successive synonyms.

Examples of tautology:

It was a wet rainy day with lots of precipitation.
She is a female woman of the opposite sex, John.
We could see some dilapidated ruins.

by Fearman December 30, 2007