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Taut :: Taut (a.) Snug; close; firm; secure.

Tautology :: Tautology (n.) A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --//The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,/And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison..

Tautoousian :: Tautoousian (a.) Alt. of Tautoousiou.

Tautomeric :: Tautomeric (a.) Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism..

Wapp :: Wapp (n.) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.

Tautological :: Tautological (a.) Involving tautology; having the same signification; as, tautological expression..

Taught :: Taught (a.) See Taut.

Tautologize :: Tautologize (v. i.) To repeat the same thing in different words.

Tautomerism :: Tautomerism (n.) The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances, or their respective derivatives, which are more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism..

Tetaug :: Tetaug (n.) See Tautog.

Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming; -- said of sails..

Tautophony :: Tautophony (n.) Repetition of the same sound.

Tautog :: Tautog (n.) An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll..

Tautozonal :: Tautozonal (a.) Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes..

Tautologist :: Tautologist (n.) One who uses tautological words or phrases.

Labroid :: Labroid (a.) Like the genus Labrus; belonging to the family Labridae, an extensive family of marine fishes, often brilliantly colored, which are very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The tautog and cunner are American examples..

Tautologizing :: Tautologizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tautologiz.

Tautoousious :: Tautoousious (a.) Having the same essence; being identically of the same nature.

Taut :: Taut (a.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

Tautegorical :: Tautegorical (a.) Expressing the same thing with different words; -- opposed to allegorical.

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