redundant
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adjective \ri-ˈdən-dənt\Definition of REDUNDANT
1
a : exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous b : characterized by or containing an excess; specifically : using more words than necessary c : characterized by similarity or repetition <a group of particularly redundant brick buildings> d chiefly British : no longer needed for a job and hence laid off
3
: serving as a duplicate for preventing failure of an entire system (as a spacecraft) upon failure of a single component
— re·dun·dant·ly adverb
See Examples of REDUNDANT
- He edited the paper and removed any redundant information or statements.
- Avoid redundant expressions in your writing.
- Some people say that since all adages are old, the phrase “old adage” is redundant.
- The drone had originally been designed to go places the Blackbird could not, but it had become redundant on discovery of the fact that there was nowhere the SR-71 could not go in safety … —Tom Clancy, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, 1989
- Undoubtedly in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred a witness to an occurrence is someone who has seen it. Therefore, some editors have said, eyewitness is a redundant word and it should be consigned to the dustbin. —Theodore M. Bernstein, Mrs. Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins, 1971
- There they sat, grounded upon the ground, silent, uncomplaining, with bowed heads, a pathetic sight. And by hideous contrast, a redundant orator was making a speech to another gathering not thirty steps away … —Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, 1889
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Origin of REDUNDANT
Latin redundant-, redundans, present participle of redundare to overflow — more at redound
First Known Use: 1594
Related to REDUNDANT
- Synonyms
- excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
Rhymes with REDUNDANT
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adjective \ri-ˈdən-dənt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of REDUNDANT
: characterized by or containing an excess or superfluous amount <redundant pharyngeal tissue>
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