B2adjective · rare

redundant

redundant · more redundant · most redundant

надлишковий

излишний

überflüssig, redundant, doppelt gemoppelt, überzählig

Superfluous; exceeding what is necessarySuperfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose).

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/ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/

» I think this phrase is a little redundant.

Meaning

6 senses

Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose).
überflüssig
изли́шнийizlíšnij
надлишковийnadlyškovyj
Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
redundant, überzählig, doppelt gemoppelt
Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails.
Containing duplicate pathways to send a message.
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK)Dismissed from employment because no longer needed.
Four employees were made redundant.
Obsolete or outdated; discarded, or fit to be discarded.

More definitions

repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words
more than is needed, desired, or required

Examples

42 sentences

I think this phrase is a little redundant.
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Wouldn't that be redundant?
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She's going to be made redundant.
Її скоротять.
ruЕё сократят.
deSie wird entlassen.
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He's been made redundant.
Його скоротили.
deEr ist entlassen worden.
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She'll be made redundant.
Її скоротять.
ruЕё сократят.
deSie wird entlassen.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

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Русский

By meaning 1

superfluous:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

superfluous:

needlessly wordy:

Origin

From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“

From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undō (“to surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).

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