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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•dun•dant /rɪˈdʌndənt/USA pronunciation adj. - exceeding what is usual or necessary, esp., having or showing too many words or unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas:It is redundant to say "The giant is big.''
- (of a system, equipment, etc.) supplied as a backup in case of the failure of a main part, as in a spacecraft.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]being laid off from employment.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•dun•dant (ri dun′dənt),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by verbosity or unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas;
prolix:a redundant style. - being in excess;
exceeding what is usual or natural:a redundant part. - having some unusual or extra part or feature.
- characterized by superabundance or superfluity:lush, redundant vegetation.
- Civil Engineering[Engin.]
- (of a structural member) not necessary for resisting statically determined stresses.
- (of a structure) having members designed to resist other than statically determined stresses;
hyperstatic. - noting a complete truss having additional members for resisting eccentric loads. Cf. complete (def. 8), incomplete (def. 3).
- (of a device, circuit, computer system, etc.) having excess or duplicate parts that can continue to perform in the event of malfunction of some of the parts.
- Linguisticscharacterized by redundancy;
predictable. - Computingcontaining more bits or characters than are required, as a parity bit inserted for checking purposes.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]removed or laid off from a job.
- Latin redundant- (stem of redundāns), present participle of redundāre to flow back, overflow, be excessive. See redound, -ant
- 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged verbose, repetitive. See wordy.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged excessive; useless; superfluous, tautologous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: redundant /rɪˈdʌndənt/ adj - surplus to requirements; unnecessary or superfluous
- verbose or tautological
- deprived of one's job because it is no longer necessary for efficient operation
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin redundans overflowing, from redundāre to run back, stream over; see redoundreˈdundantly adv |