redundancy
noun
Simple meaning
A needless repetition in language.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹɪˈdʌndənsi
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The state of being redundant.
A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language.
A duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components.
Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors.
chiefly UKAustraliaNew Zealand
The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language.
Used this way, redundancy is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers.”noun
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Compound terms
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A system of checking for errors in computer functioning.
An error correction code that is recorded in each sector of a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data.
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