tautology

[US]/tɔː'tɒlədʒɪ/
[UK]/tɔ'tɑlədʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. unødvendig gentagelse af en idé, udsagn eller et ord
Word Forms

Real-world Examples

In the form of a meaningless tautology? no!

I form af en meningsløs tautologi? nej!

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 2

As for a “pair of two eyes”, that’s called a tautology, and no news editor on this Earth would allow that to go to print.

Når det gælder et “par af to øjne”, så er det kaldet en tautologi, og ingen nyhedsudgiver på denne jord ville tillade, at det kom i tryk.

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

If we say that the things known must be in the mind, we are either unduly limiting the mind's power of knowing, or we are uttering a mere tautology.

Hvis vi siger, at de kendte ting må være i sindet, er vi enten unødigt begrænsende for sindets evne til at vide, eller vi udtaler en ren tautologi.

Source: Philosophical question

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