Tautology
Definition
The saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style.
Etymology
From Late Latin tautologia, from Ancient Greek ταὐτολογία (tautología) from ταὐτός (tautós, “the same”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”). By surface analysis, tauto- + -logy.
In a sentence
- The phrase "future plans" is a tautology — all plans are for the future.
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