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tautology

a redundant repetition of an idea with different words

taxonomy

a classification of parts, especially classifying animals, plants, and microorganism in science

tectonic

pertaining to the forces producing geological movement, especially of the Earth’s crust

teetotaler

one abstains from all alcoholic drinks

tempestuous

stormy

termagant

an over-bearing, bad-tempered woman

tete-a-tete

a private conversation between two people

thaumaturgy

the performance of miracles

thermodynamics

a branch of physics dealing with the mechanical action of heat, or how various forms of energy are converted into one another

tirade

a long angry speech, rant


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