"tautologous" meaning in English

See tautologous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more tautologous [comparative], most tautologous [superlative]
Etymology: tautology + -ous Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tautology|ous}} tautology + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} tautologous (comparative more tautologous, superlative most tautologous)
  1. Pertaining to a tautology; tautological. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-tautologous-en-adj-bqC6kOGX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous

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