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• tau|tol|o|gy — «t TOL uh jee», noun, plural gies. 1. a saying a thing over again in other words without adding clearness or force; useless repetition. Example: the modern college student of today. SYNONYM(S): redundancy. 2. Logic. a statement, classification,… …   Useful english dictionary

• tau|tol´o|gous|ly — tau|tol|o|gous «t TOL uh guhs», adjective. characterized by or using tautology; tautological; redundant: »Thus mathematical statements are tautologous: they assert nothing more than what is asserted in a statement of the type “All spinsters are… …   Useful english dictionary

• tau|tol|o|gous — «t TOL uh guhs», adjective. characterized by or using tautology; tautological; redundant: »Thus mathematical statements are tautologous: they assert nothing more than what is asserted in a statement of the type “All spinsters are unmarried”… …   Useful english dictionary

• tau|tol|o|gise — «t TOL uh jyz», intransitive verb, gised, gis|ing. Especially British. tautologize …   Useful english dictionary

• tau|tol|o|gism — «t TOL uh jihz uhm», noun. 1. useless repetition. 2. something so repeated …   Useful english dictionary

• tau|tol|o|gist — «t TOL uh jihst», noun. a person who uses repetition or tautology …   Useful english dictionary

• tau|tol|o|gize — «t TOL uh jyz», intransitive verb, gized, giz|ing. to use tautology …   Useful english dictionary

• tol — tol; tol·a·ble; tol·bu·ta·mide; tol·do; tol·er·a·bil·i·ty; tol·er·a·ble·ness; tol·er·a·bly; tol·er·ance; tol·er·ant; tol·er·ant·ly; tol·er·ate; tol·er·a·tion; tol·er·a·tion·ist; tol·er·a·tor; tol·gua·cha; tol·i·dine; tol·ite; tol·ly·gunge;… …   English syllables

• tau — bo·tau·rus; cen·tau·rea; cen·tau·ri·um; cen·tau·ro·mach·ia; cen·tau·ry; chau·tau·qua; chau·tau·quan; no·tau·lix; pe·tau·rine; pe·tau·rist; pe·tau·rus; pi·tau; res·tau·rant; res·tau·rant·er; res·tau·ra·teur; res·tau·ra·tor; res·tau·ra·trice;… …   English syllables

• tol — 1 tõl adv. K, Rtr, Š, DŽ, NdŽ, KŽ; Sut, N, L 1. žymi, kiek laiko (kurį laiką, per kurį laiką) kas trunka, yra, vyksta, darosi, atsitinka: I ratus sudaužę – tol leka Žr. ║ prijungiamuosiuose laiko sakiniuose eina atliepiamuoju žodžiu: Tõl… …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language