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- 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...
- fighting, and was executed some time later. La Palice gave his name to the Lapalissade, a comical truism. The coinage originates from la Palice's epitaph, which...
- dictionary. Captain Obvious is part of an American expression demonstrating a lapalissade. It may also refer to: Captain Obvious (advertising character), a fictional...
- appropriate conditions are – the sentence is true but incontestable. Lapalissades, such as "If he were not dead, he would still be alive", are considered...
- Grammar – Structural rules of a language Hyperbole – Rhetorical device Lapalissade – An utterly obvious truism or tautology, with comical effect List of...
- Jacques de la Palice (1470–1525). From that song came the French term lapalissade meaning an utterly obvious truth—i.e. a truism or tautology. When you...
- 24 July 2017. "L'oiseau qui avait avalé une étoile | La Palissade". lapalissade.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2017. "Le Bidule | nouveauté". Éditions...