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noun • (logic) a statement that is necessarily true • useless and pointless repetition | ||||||||
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noun • exploitation to the point of diminishing returns verb • make use of too often or too extensively | ||||||||
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noun • repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission • the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded • (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails • repetition of an act needlessly | ||||||||
Unnecessary Repetition Crossword Clue
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TAUTOLOGY which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
TAUTOLOGY
Updated: October 13, 2023
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1 | Initial repetition is only repetition after all
The Guardian Cryptic -
16 Jan 2017 | The Guardian Cryptic / 16 Jan 2017 |
2 | Often used to replace unnecessary repetition in writing | |
3 | Of using a pronoun, say, to avoid repetition
The Guardian Speedy -
24 Aug 2008 | The Guardian Speedy / 24 Aug 2008 |
4 | Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoric
New York Times -
30 Oct 2019 | New York Times / 30 Oct 2019 |
5 | Unnecessary repetition got layout looking higgledy-piggledy
The Guardian Everyman -
10 Dec 2006 | The Guardian Everyman / 10 Dec 2006 |
6 | Unthinking repetition
New York Times -
17 Dec 1982 | New York Times / 17 Dec 1982 |
7 | Use of excessive words or unnecessary repetition |
