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redundant definition

re·dun·dant (-dənt)

adjective

  1. more than enough; overabundant; excess; superfluous
  2. using more words than are needed; wordy
  3. unnecessary to the meaning: said of words and affixes
  4. Brit. laid off from work as no longer needed; discharged; dismissed

Etymology: L redundans, prp. of redundare: see redound

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