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re·dun·dant (-dənt)
adjective
- more than enough; overabundant; excess; superfluous
- using more words than are needed; wordy
- unnecessary to the meaning: said of words and affixes
- Brit. laid off from work as no longer needed; discharged; dismissed
Etymology: L redundans, prp. of redundare: see redound
Related Forms:
- redundantly re·dun′·dantly adverb
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