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Dictionary: re·dun·dant   (rĭ-dŭn'dənt) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous.
  2. Needlessly wordy or repetitive in expression: a student paper filled with redundant phrases.
  3. Of or relating to linguistic redundancy.
  4. Chiefly British. Dismissed or laid off from work, as for being no longer needed.
  5. Electronics. Of or involving redundancy in electronic equipment.
  6. Of or involving redundancy in the transmission of messages.

[Latin redundāns, redundant-, present participle of redundāre, to overflow : re-, red-, re- + undāre, to surge (from unda, wave).]

redundantly re·dun'dant·ly adv.
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Repetitive. See redundancy.

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adj

Definition: excessive; repetitious
Antonyms: concise, essential, necessary, single, singular


 
Devil's Dictionary: redundant
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


adj.

Superfluous; needless; de trop.

    The Sultan said:  "There's evidence abundant
    To prove this unbelieving dog redundant."
    To whom the Grand Vizier, with mien impressive,
    Replied:  "His head, at least, appears excessive."
                                                       Habeeb Suleiman
    
    Mr. Debs is a redundant citizen.
                                                    Theodore Roosevelt


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: More than enough; not needed. Also: Using more words than are necessary to the meaning (e.g. Take daily doses every day.).

pronunciation The (mountain climber) protects himself by the use of pitons and other devices which give him fail-safe redundant protection. — Eric G. Anderson

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - overflødig, overskud, arbejdsløs, fritstillet

Nederlands (Dutch)
overtollig, werkloos geworden

Français (French)
adj. - (GB, Ind) licencié, mis au chômage, superflu, inutilisé, (GB) inutile, dépassé, (Comput, Ling) redondant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - überflüssig, arbeitslos, überladen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πλεονάζων, περίσσιος, υπεράριθμος, απολυθείς λόγω περικοπών του προσωπικού

Italiano (Italian)
superfluo, ridondante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - redundante

Русский (Russian)
лишний, избыточный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - superfluo, excesivo, redundante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - överflödig, ymnig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
多余的, 冗长的, 过多的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多餘的, 冗長的, 過多的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 여분의, 말이 많은, 잉여의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 余分の, 冗長な, 余剰の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فائض, وافر, غزير, مسهب, مطنب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מיותר, שופע, גדוש, עודף, יתיר‬


 
 
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