repetition of same sense in different words - 'a true fact' and 'a free gift' are pleonastic expressions - the phrase 'a beginner who has just started' is tautological - "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant • Syn: redundant, tautologic, tautological • Similar to: prolix • Derivationally related forms: tautology (for: tautological), tautology (for: tautologic), redundancy (for: redundant), pleonasm
