[ adj ] repetition of same sense in different words <adj.all> `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressionsthe phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition
Tautological \Tau`to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.] Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression. -- {Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.
{Tautological echo}, an echo that repeats the same sound or syllable many times.
'Strategic balance' is a meaningless concept unless one defines the forces that need to be balanced; while to define an alliance as a forum for allied consultations is tautological.