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   redundant

   /rɪˈdʌnd(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous: "many of the old skills had become redundant" Similar unnecessarynot requiredinessentialunessentialneedlessunneededuncalled fordispensabledisposableexpendableunwanteduselesssurplussurplus to requirementssuperfluoustoo much/manysupernumeraryexcessivein excessextraadditionalsparede tropinformal:needed like a hole in the headOpposite essentialnecessary
   • ▪ (of a person) no longer employed because there is no more work available: "eight permanent staff were made redundant" Similar sackeddismissedlaid offdischargedunemployedidlejoblessout of workout of a jobrare:disemployedOpposite in workemployed
   • ▪ (of words or data) able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function: "our peculiar affection for redundant phrases"
   • ▪ (of a component) not strictly necessary to functioning but included in case of failure in another component: "the modules are linked using a redundant fibre-optic cable"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘abundant’): from Latin redundant- ‘surging up’, from the verb redundare (see redound).

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   • 1. redundantly adverb

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   What does redundant mean?

   • REDUNDANT definition: 1. (especially of a word, phrase, etc.) unnecessary because it is more than is needed: 2. having…. Learn more.

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   Why do people who are redundant become unemployed?

   • Br People who are redundant have become unemployed because they are no longer needed at their place of work. They’re trying to cut the redundancy of some federal programs. She was made redundant from the company after eight years. Old copies of a textbook soon become redundant when a new edition comes out.

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   What is redundancy in English?

   • 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.

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   Are repeated parts redundant?

   • The repeated parts are redundant. Sometimes being redundant can make things clear, but it can also be annoying. Redundant can apply to anything that's overflowing or unnecessary. If a business has two stores on the same street, one is redundant.

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    Redundant means more than enough, overabundant, excess, or superfluous. It can also mean unnecessary to the meaning, wordy, or relating to linguistic redundancy. See synonyms, antonyms, and examples of redundant.