Lapalissade
Sign in to savethumb|La Palice's epitaph, which lead to this figure of speech. A lapalissade is an obvious truth—i.e. a truism or tautology—which produces a comical effect. It is derived from the name Jacques de la Palice, and the word is used in several languages.
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thumb|La Palice's epitaph, which lead to this figure of speech. A lapalissade is an obvious truth—i.e. a truism or tautology—which produces a comical effect. It is derived from the name Jacques de la Palice, and the word is used in several languages.
==Origin== La Palice's epitaph reads:
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