word of the day

In an effort to stop myself from continuing to complain about birdlady:

tautology

Main Entry: tau·tol·o·gy
Pronunciation: to-'tä-l&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -gies
Etymology: Late Latin tautologia, from Greek, from tautologos
1 a : needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word b : an instance of tautology
2 : a tautologous statement


Thanks Merriam Webster Online Dictionary

P.S. -- Because I can't resist, here's a bonus word of the day:

humiliate

Main Entry: hu·mil·i·ate
Pronunciation: hyü-'mi-lE-"At, yü-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -at·ed; -at·ing
Etymology: Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare, from Latin humilis low -- more at HUMBLE
: to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes : MORTIFY