English dictionary
redundant
adjectivePronunciation
ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words
adjective
- more than is needed, desired, or required
Example sentences
‘a true fact’ and ‘a free gift’ are pleonastic expressions
the phrase ‘a beginner who has just started’ is tautological
{'source': 'J.B.Conant', 'text': 'at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition'}
trying to lose excess weight
found some extra change lying on the dresser
yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
skills made redundant by technological advance
sleeping in the spare room