tautology
/tɔːˈtɒlədʒi/noun
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पुनरुक्ति
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a statement in which you say the same thing twice in different words, when this is unnecessary
पुनरुक्ति
- 'Free gift' and 'return back' are tautologies.
- Saying 'the reason is because' is often called a tautology.
- Writing 'a past history' is a tautology, because all history is in the past.
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- The editor removed the tautology and made the sentence shorter.
- Is 'close proximity' a tautology, or does it add meaning?
Synonyms repetition redundancy pleonasm superfluity duplication
Opposite conciseness brevity succinctness
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
repetition redundancy pleonasm superfluity duplication
Antonyms
conciseness brevity succinctness
AaSpelling
tau·tol·o·gy
?Which word?
Keep the same-meaning words: tautology, pleonasm (using more words than needed), redundancy, verbiage.
समान अर्थ के शब्द याद रखिए: tautology, pleonasm (आवश्यकता से अधिक शब्द), redundancy, verbiage।
§Grammar and usage
Grammar, asked very often (superfluous expressions): avoid tautologies such as 'return back' (say return), 'repeat again' (repeat), 'revert back' (revert), 'free gift' (gift), 'cousin brother' (cousin), 'reason is because' (reason is that), 'each and every' (each or every), 'final outcome' (outcome), 'past history' (history).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है (अनावश्यक अभिव्यक्तियाँ): पुनरुक्तियों से बचें जैसे 'return back' (return कहें), 'repeat again' (repeat), 'revert back' (revert), 'free gift' (gift), 'cousin brother' (cousin), 'reason is because' (reason is that), 'each and every' (each या every), 'final outcome' (outcome), 'past history' (history)।