redundancy
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redundancy
- /ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/ UK
- /ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/ US
- /ɹə-/ US
Where it comes from
From redundant + -cy.
noun redundancies
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The state of being redundant.
Similar: redundance, pro-chrono continuum, superfluity, superfluousness, dead wood
- A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language. […] the fulneſs of the creature is limited, it ariſeth juſt to ſuch a degree and proportion, but Gods fulneſs is infinite, as it hath its Reſplendency, ſo its Redundancy, it knows neither bounds nor bottom.
- A duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components. 2006, Lauren Bean, Richard E. Friedman, Chapter 5: School Safety in the Twenty First Century: Adapting to New Security Challenges Post-9/11, James J. F. Forest (editor), Homeland Security: Protecting America′s Targets, Volume 2: Public Spaces and Social Institutions, page 108, Staff redundancy is ne
- Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors.
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The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.
1981, New Zealand House of Representatives. Parliamentary Debates, Volume 442, page 4212,
Has he received any representation from Air New Zealand management about redundancy proposals for Air New Zealand staff; and, if so, do these proposals include redundancy agreements?
Similar: sacking
- surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.
Similar: backup, retirement · Opposite: non-redundancy, employment, hiring
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: redundance, repetition, denunciation, duplicate, redundant, repeat, duplicative, surplus, excess, duplication, latency, exemption, retrenchment, termination, doubling, severance
noun
Similar: backup, retirement · Opposite: non-redundancy, employment, hiring
Translations
Every language
noun state of being redundant
| Español | redundancia, superabundancia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중복성 jungbokseong |
| 日本語 | 冗長 jōchō, 冗長性 jōchōsei |
| 中文 | 冗余 rǒngyú |
| Português | redundância, repetição |
| Français | redondance |
| Deutsch | Redundanz |
| Italiano | ridondanza, copiosità, eccessività |
| Русский | чрезме́рность črezmérnostʹ, избы́точность izbýtočnostʹ |
noun duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components
| Español | redundancia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중복 jungbok |
| Français | redondance |
| Deutsch | Redundanz |
| Italiano | ridondanza |
| Русский | избы́точность izbýtočnostʹ |
noun duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors
| Español | redundancia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 용장 yongjang, 잉여 ing'yeo |
| Français | redondance |
| Deutsch | Redundanz |
| Italiano | ridondanza |
| Русский | избы́точность izbýtočnostʹ |
noun state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary
| 한국어 | 실업 sireop |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 失業 /失业 shīyè, 下崗 /下岗 xiàgǎng |
| Français | chômage économique |
| Deutsch | betriebsbedingte Kündigung, strukturelle Arbeitslosigkeit |
Talk about this word "redundancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/redundancy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. redundancy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/redundancy "redundancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/redundancy.Cite this
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