tautology

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

Translation

n. repetición innecesaria de una idea, declaración o palabra
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Real-world Examples

In the form of a meaningless tautology? no!

¿En la forma de una tautología sin sentido? ¡No!

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.

En cuanto a un “par de dos ojos”, eso se llama una tautología, y ningún editor de noticias en este mundo permitiría que eso se publique.

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.

Si decimos que las cosas conocidas deben estar en la mente, estamos limitando indebidamente el poder de la mente para conocer, o estamos pronunciando una mera tautología.

Source: Philosophical question

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