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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Redundance

Redundance \Re*dun"dance\ (r?*d?n"dans), Redundancy \Re*dun"dan*cy\ (-dan*s?), n. [L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.]

  1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.

  2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant.

    Labor . . . throws off redundacies.
    --Addison.

  3. (Law) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
redundance

1610s, from Latin redundantia "an overflowing, superfluity, excess," from redundare (see redundant).

Wiktionary
redundance

n. (context now rare English) redundancy.

WordNet
redundance

n. the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers" [syn: redundancy]

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.