tautological
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Tau·to·log·ic·al
a.
[Cf. F. tautologique.]
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression. -- Tau·to·log·ic·al·ly, adv.
Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or syllable many times.
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Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer weighed in on the evolution vs. intelligent design debate, opining that it was actually a debate of apples vs. oranges:
"Intelligent design may be interesting as theology, but as science it is a fraud. It is a self-enclosed, tautological 'theory' whose only holding is that when there are gaps in some area of scientific knowledge — in this case, evolution — they are to be filled by God."
Link: Phony Theory, False Conflict
Posted November 20, 2005.
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tautological
adjective
- Characterized by repetition and excessive wordiness: circumlocutionary, roundabout. See repetition, words.
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