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To: Torie
Syllables: tau-tol-o-gy

Part of Speech noun

Pronunciation taw ta 0lEji

Inflected Forms tautologies

Definition 1. unnecessary repetition of the same idea in different words; redundancy.

Definition 2. an instance of such a repetition.

Related Words circumlocution

Derived Forms tautological, adj. ; tautologically, adv.

Science--evolution--atheism...

9 posted on 02/03/2002 9:42:26 AM PST by f.Christian
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To: f.Christian
Derived Forms tautological, adj. ; tautologically, adv. Science--evolution--atheism...

Saying evolution is a tautology shows a serious misunderstanding of the theory. Fitness is more than just survival.

46 posted on 02/03/2002 11:08:26 AM PST by Quila
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