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Added 9 October 2026

redundant

/ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/ adjective

Latin root: redundāns Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about redundant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

More than is needed, desired, or required.
trying to lose excess weight
Repetition of same sense in different words.
`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions

Origin

From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undō (“to surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).

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