What do you call it when a word is defined using the same word you are defining? For example:
1. To be a parent is to be one with parental abilities.
2. To be human is one that is naturally human.
As you can see, these lend nothing to the definition at all; it's a non-definition.
There is a word or phrase for this type of definition, but it has me stumped. Do you know what it is?
1. To be a parent is to be one with parental abilities.
2. To be human is one that is naturally human.
As you can see, these lend nothing to the definition at all; it's a non-definition.
There is a word or phrase for this type of definition, but it has me stumped. Do you know what it is?
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