tautology

n. (pl. -ies) repetition using different words, esp. As a fault of style (e.g. Arrived one after the other in succession).  tautological adj. Tautologous adj. [greek tauto the same]

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.