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Showing words for TAUTOLOGY using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Tautology

tautology

8 Letter Words for Tautology

autology

6 Letter Words for Tautology

agouty, galoot, goatly, goutta, layout, logout, otalgy, outlay, outlot, taluto, tautly, tautog, toyota

5 Letter Words for Tautology

agloo, alogy, alout, galut, gault, gloat, glout, goaty, gooly, gotta, gouty, gutta, gutty, guyot, lotto, louty, lytta, ology, outgo, outly, outta, tatoo, tatou, total, tutly

4 Letter Words for Tautology

aglu, agly, alto, atty, auto, galt, gatt, gaul, gaut, gloy, glut, goal, goat, gola, gool, goto, gout, guao, gula, gulo, gult, guly, gutt, gyal, logo, logy, loot, lota, loto, lout, oaty, otto, outa, tatu, taut, toat, toga, togo, togt, tola, tolt, tolu, tool, toot, toto, toty, toug, tout, toyo, tula, tyto, ugly, ulta, ulto, yalu, yoga, yuga

3 Letter Words for Tautology

ago, agt, agy, alg, alo, alt, aly, att, aug, aul, ayu, gal, gat, gau, gay, glt, goa, gol, goo, got, gou, goy, gtt, gul, gut, guy, lag, lao, lat, lay, loa, log, loo, lot, loy, lug, luo, lut, oat, ola, oot, oto, out, tag, tal, tao, tat, tau, tay, tgt, tlo, toa, tog, tol, too, tot, tou, toy, tty, tua, tug, tut, tuy, tyg, tyt, ugt, ula, ult, uta, yag, yat, ygo, yot, you, yug

Definitions for Tautology

[1] needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”
[2] an instance of such repetition.
[3] Logic . a compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as “A or not A.” an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.”
[4] the use of words that merely repeat elements of the meaning already conveyed, as in the sentence Will these supplies be adequate enough? in place of Will these supplies be adequate?
[5] logic a statement that is always true, esp a truth-functional expression that takes the value true for all combinations of values of its components, as in either the sun is out or the sun is not out Compare inconsistency (def. 3), contingency (def. 5)

Words related to Tautology

recurrence, repeat, reiteration, litany, rhythm, repetition, attrition, echo, relation, restatement, redundancy, renewal, paraphrase, return, reappearance, practice, rehearsal, replication, report, copy

Words nearby Tautology

tauten, tauto-, tautog, tautologism, tautologize, tautology, tautomer, tautomeric fiber, tautomerism, tautomerize, tautonym

Origin of Tautology

1570–80; < Late Latin tautologia < Greek tautología. See tauto-, -logy

Words that may be confused with Tautology

redundancy, tautology

Other words from Tautology

tau·to·log·i·cal [tawt-l-oj -i-kuh l] /ˌtɔt lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/ , tau·to·log·ic , tau·tol·o·gous [taw-tol -uh -guh s] /tɔˈtɒl ə gəs/ , adjective
tau·to·log·i·cal·ly , tau·tol·o·gous·ly , adverb
tau·tol·o·gist , noun
non·tau·to·log·i·cal , adjective
non·tau·to·log·i·cal·ly , adverb
un·tau·to·log·i·cal , adjective
un·tau·to·log·i·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Tautology

C16: from Late Latin tautologia, from Greek, from tautologos

Synonyms for Tautology

litany, recurrence, reiteration, repeat, rhythm, alliteration, chant, chorus, copy, echo, encore, iteration, paraphrase, periodicity, perseveration, practice, reappearance, recapitulation, recital, redundancy, rehearsal, relation, renewal, repetitiousness, replication, report, reproduction, restatement, return, rote, broken record, ingemination, iteracy, iterance, reoccurrence, staccato