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redundant
What does redundant mean?
redundant (adjective): superfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use redundant in a sentence?
- Yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Skills made redundant by technological advance. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce redundant?
/ɹɪˈdʌndənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does redundant come from?
From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undō (“to surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of redundant?
Words related to redundant
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “redundant” mean?
taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed
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having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture; crumbly, friable, short
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originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment
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superfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose)
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Which word is closest in meaning to “redundant”?
strong
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public
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entire
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excess
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