tautology

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

Translation

n. onödig upprepning av en idé, uttalande eller ord
Word Forms

Real-world Examples

In the form of a meaningless tautology? no!

I form av en meningslös 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.

När det gäller ett "par av två ögon" så kallas det en tautologi, och ingen nyhetsredaktör på denna jord skulle tillåta det att publiceras.

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.

Om vi säger att de kända sakerna måste finnas i sinnet, begränsar vi antingen sinnets förmåga att veta i onödan, eller uttalar vi en ren tautologi.

Source: Philosophical question

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