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Meaning of 'redundant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Redundant [ a.]
- Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as, a redundant quantity of bile or food.
- Using more worrds or images than are necessary or useful; pleonastic.

Meaning of 'redundant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . redundant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- repetition of same sense in different words
Example in sentence:
  • at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition;
  • the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological;
  • `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions
Meaning (2):
- more than is needed, desired, or required
Example in sentence:
  • delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words;
  • extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts;
  • found some extra change lying on the dresser;
  • it was supererogatory of her to gloat;
  • skills made redundant by technological advance;
  • sleeping in the spare room;
  • supernumerary ornamentation;
  • surplus cheese distributed to the needy;
  • trying to lose excess weight;
  • yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant

Nearby Words:

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