redundant
English
Etymology
From Latin redundans, present participle of redundare (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undo (“I surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/
Audio (AU) (file)
Adjective
redundant (comparative more redundant, superlative most redundant)
- Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary.
- (of words, writing, etc) Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
- (chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Dismissed from employment because no longer needed.
- Four employees were made redundant.
- Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails.
- 2013, Tom Denton, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems, page 142:
- The two lines are mainly used for redundant and therefore fault-tolerant message transmission, but they can also transmit different messages.
- 2013, Tom Denton, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems, page 142:
Antonyms
Related terms
Synonyms
- (dismissed from employment): surplus to requirements
Translations
superfluous
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needlessly wordy
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Further reading
- redundant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- redundant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- redundant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Pronunciation
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʀedʊnˈdant/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Audio (Austria) (file)
Declension
Positive forms of redundant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist redundant | sie ist redundant | es ist redundant | sie sind redundant | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | redundanter | redundante | redundantes | redundante |
genitive | redundanten | redundanter | redundanten | redundanter | |
dative | redundantem | redundanter | redundantem | redundanten | |
accusative | redundanten | redundante | redundantes | redundante | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der redundante | die redundante | das redundante | die redundanten |
genitive | des redundanten | der redundanten | des redundanten | der redundanten | |
dative | dem redundanten | der redundanten | dem redundanten | den redundanten | |
accusative | den redundanten | die redundante | das redundante | die redundanten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein redundanter | eine redundante | ein redundantes | (keine) redundanten |
genitive | eines redundanten | einer redundanten | eines redundanten | (keiner) redundanten | |
dative | einem redundanten | einer redundanten | einem redundanten | (keinen) redundanten | |
accusative | einen redundanten | eine redundante | ein redundantes | (keine) redundanten |
Comparative forms of redundant
Superlative forms of redundant
Related terms
Latin
Romanian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re.dunˈdant/
Adjective
redundant m or n (feminine singular redundantă, masculine plural redundanți, feminine and neuter plural redundante)
Declension
declension of redundant
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | redundant | redundantă | redundanți | redundante | ||
definite | redundantul | redundanta | redundanții | redundantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | redundant | redundante | redundanți | redundante | ||
definite | redundantului | redundantei | redundanților | redundantelor |
Related terms
- redondanță
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