tautology
Meaningsaying the same
Common meaning: needless repetition
- tautothe sameLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1529 · scan
- logystudy (Greek logia)
Journey through time
- Greekταὐτό‘the same’
- Englishtautology‘needless repetition’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek ταὐτό ‘the same’.
Roots
- ταὐτό Greek “the same”
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