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Definition tautophrase in British English

tautophrase noun

noun
1

a phrase such as 'What will be will be' or 'It is what it is' that repeats the same words and usually expresses a banal but unanswerable truth

Example

The term tautophrase was coined by journalist William Safire.

Definition tautophrase in British English