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redundancy.

The state of being redundant.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/Received-Pronunciation/ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/General-American/ɹə-/General-American
  1. The state of being redundant.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.

    Australia · New-Zealand · UK · countable · uncountable
  6. surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From redundant + -cy.

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