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a combining form meaning “same,” used in the formation of compound words: tautomerism.

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Origin of tauto-

<Greek, combining form of tautó, contraction of tò autó the same

Words nearby tauto-

Taussig, taut, Tautavel man, tauted, tauten, tauto-, tautog, tautological, tautologism, tautologize, tautology

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British Dictionary definitions for tauto-

tauto-

before a vowel taut-

combining form

identical or sametautology; tautonym

Word Origin for tauto-

from Greek tauto, from to auto

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