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The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
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redundance
Word definitions for redundance in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from Latin redundantia "an overflowing, superfluity, excess," from redundare (see redundant ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers" [syn: redundancy ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context now rare English) redundancy.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Redundance \Re*dun"dance\ (r?*d?n"dans), Redundancy \Re*dun"dan*cy\ (-dan*s?), n. [L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.] The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous ...
Usage examples of redundance.
In spite of redundance and obscurity in the style of the narrative, Constantia found in it powerful excitements of her sympathy.
So amusement parks were not favorite places, but here she was on her way to Kid Kountry, a bloated monument to sensory redundance, price gouging, and group fun, because a promise was a promise and she had already reneged twice in the past two weeks.
Nothing strange, to be sure, beyond the venial sin of redundance, since Roberto was an only child.