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    re·dun·dant
    [rəˈdənd(ə)nt]
    adjective
    redundant (adjective)
    1. not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous:
      "many of the old skills had become redundant" · "this redundant brewery has been converted into a library"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        (of a person) no longer employed because there is no more work available:
        "eight permanent staff were made redundant"
      • (of words or data) able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function:
        "our peculiar affection for redundant phrases" · "most of the inflectional endings are redundant"
      • engineering
        (of a component) not strictly necessary to functioning but included in case of failure in another component:
        "the modules are linked using a redundant fiber-optic cable"
    Origin
    late 16th century (in the sense ‘abundant’): from Latin redundant- ‘surging up’, from the verb redundare (see redound).
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    adjective
    1. not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous:
      unnecessary
      inessential
      unessential
      needless
      unneeded
      dispensable
      disposable
      expendable
      unwanted
      useless
      surplus
      superfluous
      supernumerary
      excessive
      extra
      additional
      spare
      de trop
      not required
      uncalled for
      surplus to requirements
      too much/many
      in excess
      needed like a hole in the head
      Opposite:
      essential
      necessary
     
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    What does redundant mean?
    Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of REDUNDANT is exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous. How to use redundant in a sentence.

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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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    Is old adage 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 design incorporates several redundant features. In the phrase “old adage,” “old” is sometimes thought of as being used redundantly.

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    What happens if you are made redundant?
    If you are made redundant, your employer tells you to leave because your job is no longer necessary or because your employer cannot afford to keep paying you. My husband was made redundant late last year. ...a redundant miner.

    REDUNDANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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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    What does redundare mean?
    From Latin redundans, present participle of redundare (“to overflow, redound"), from red- (“again, back") + undo (“to surge, flood"), from unda (“a wave"). Please stop me if I become redundant or boorish. The redundant lyrics made the song very boring. This method is universally applicable where there are no redundant members.

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    Something that is redundant is no longer needed because its job is being done by something else or because its job is no longer necessary or useful.

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    Redundant means unnecessary, excessive, or wordy. It can also mean laid off from work or having extra parts or features. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms.

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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.

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    Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and grammar of the word redundant, which can describe something unnecessary or a worker who loses their job. See examples, collocations, and translations in different languages.

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