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Tautology

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: - //The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,/And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tautology'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tautology.html. 1828.