redundancy

About 2.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The state of being redundant.
2. noun A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language.
3. noun A duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components.
4. noun Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors.
5. noun The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.
6. noun surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

Similar words

redundance repetition denunciation duplicate redundant repeat duplicative surplus excess duplication

Often followed by

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Word family

redundancies