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Means " saying the same thing."
# Needless repetition: "Joe is stronger and more powerful than Ed."
# In logic, a syllogism that is true whether its elements are true or not: "Either it will rain tomorrow, or it won't." Furthermore, to over exagerate something or to make a it sound more interesting: * 'A FREE GIFT' - Something that is a GIFT is already FREE * 'FROZEN ICE' - ICE is already FROZEN * 'ADDED BONOUS' - A BONOUS it is already ADDED to to the original 'prize' or 'present', etc
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What underground caves means?
Tautology. that's what it means. Caves are underground by definition!
What is Unilateral Declaration of Independence?
That is a tautology. All declarations of independence are unilateral by definition. It just means one-sided.
What are the contributions of schleiden in science?
Schleiden noted that plants are made of cells.
What is the irony in 'your song must be your own'?
This could be described as a tautology. If the song was not your own, why would it be called your song? If it is your song, then by definition, it is your own.
What is a sentence using the word tautology?
Tautology is the useless repetition of words. I am going to the mall or I am not going to the mall is a tautology. Tautology is not simply the useless repetition of words. It is more about redundancy. The example above is tautology but it is because the phrase is redundant. "I may go go the mall today." implies that I may not to to the mall today. To include that I may not would be tautology. Another example of tautology is when you have two words whose meaning is the same used in conjunction. "Free gift" and "unsolved mystery" are tautology. The words are synonymous and therefore they are redundant.
What is a sentence of Tautology?
The person kept saying the same thing over and over which had no meaning so it was tautology.
What is the synonym of tautology?
THE TRUTH
What is an exact equivalent?
a tautology
Founders of tautology?
Wittengstin
What is an example of tautology in the story the ransom of red chief?
somnolent sleepiness is an example of tautology in ransom of red chief
What are some antonyms of oxymoron?
The antonym of an oxymoron is a tautology. For example: "almost exactly" is an oxymoron. "Tiny little" is a tautology.
What is the synonym for tautology?
I guess you could claim one opposite of a tautology is an oxymoron.
