n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' d ə n-d ə n(t)-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
Date: circa 1602
1 a : the quality or state of being redundant : SUPERFLUITY b : the use of redundant components also : such components c chiefly British : dismissal from a job especially by layoff
2 : PROFUSION , ABUNDANCE
3 a : superfluous repetition : PROLIXITY b : an act or instance of needless repetition
4 : the part of a message that can be eliminated without loss of essential information