# tautological

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #93,219

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or using tautology.
2. Using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary.

## Etymology
From tautology + -ical.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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