redundance
- noun
- /rɪˈdʌndəns/
- Archaic
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redundancia
- The speaker's redundance in repeating the same ideas over and over frustrated the audience.
Examples
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In a world where resources are limited, the redundance of unnecessary systems can lead to wasted effort.
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At first, there were only a few errors, none that would have mattered in the long run given the redundance of genes.
Fiction book (1991) -
The redundance of information in the report made it difficult to understand the main points.
Synonyms
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5.4
Using more than you need so it is unnecessary
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5.2
Unnecessary repetition that makes speech or writing longer
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5.7
Too much of something that is not needed
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7.9
A very large amount of something that is more than needed
Being more than what is needed
Extra things or words that are not needed
A situation where something is not needed
A thing or situation that is not needed
Extra words or material added to make something longer but not needed
Antonyms
How Redundant
Surface Forms
Morphology
redundance = redundant (transparent) = redund + ance
The noun 'redundance' is derived from the adjective 'redundant' using the suffix '-ance', indicating a state or quality.
Etymology
The word redundance comes from Latin parts re- ('again') and unda ('wave' or 'flow'), and it originally meant an 'overflow'. That's why redundance now means something extra or not needed, like repeated points that 'spill over' a speech.