"tautological" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more tautological [comparative], most tautological [superlative]
Etymology: tautology + -ical Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tautology|ical}} tautology + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj}} tautological (comparative more tautological, superlative most tautological)
  1. Of, relating to, or using tautology. Translations (of, relating to, or using tautology): tautolóxicu (Asturian), таўталагі́чны (taŭtalahíčny) (Belarusian), tautològic (Catalan), tautologický (Czech), tautologinen (Finnish), tautologique (French), tautolóxico (Galician), tautologisch (German), doppelt gemoppelt (German), redundant (German), sísannur [masculine] (Icelandic), tautologico (Italian), tautologiczny (Polish), tautológico (Portuguese), tautologic (Romanian), тавтологи́ческий (tavtologíčeskij) (Russian), тавтологи́чный (tavtologíčnyj) (Russian), ath-bhriathrach (Scottish Gaelic), tautológico (Spanish), тавтологі́чний (tavtolohíčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tautological-en-adj-I9NwQMHD Disambiguation of 'of, relating to, or using tautology': 94 6
  2. Using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary.
    Sense id: en-tautological-en-adj-72FmKuPy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ical Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ical: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tautologically

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