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REDUNDANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
Example:
the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers
Synonyms:
redundance; redundancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("redundance" is a kind of...):
embarrassment; overplus; plethora; superfluity (extreme excess)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "redundance"):
deadwood; fifth wheel (someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded)
Derivation:
redundant (more than is needed, desired, or required)
