"superfluous" meaning in Englisch

See superfluous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-superfluous.ogg , En-us-superfluous.ogg Forms: superfluous [positive], more superfluous [comparative], most superfluous [superlative]
Etymology: von dem gleichbedeutenden lateinischen superfluus ^(→ la), was von dem Verb superfluere ^(→ la) abgeleitet ist
  1. überflüssig, redundant, unnötig
    Sense id: de-superfluous-en-adj-hmXf7LSm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: excessive, superabundant, redundant, exuberant, unnecessary, needless, useless, expletive, spare Derived forms: superfluously, superfluousness, superfluity Translations (überflüssig, redundant, unnötig): überflüssig (Deutsch), redundant (Deutsch), superflu (Französisch), superfluo (Italienisch), redundante (Italienisch), inutile (Italienisch), overtollig (Niederländisch), overbodig (Niederländisch), superfluo (Spanisch), sobrante (Spanisch)
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      "sense_index": "1",
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      "sense": "überflüssig, redundant, unnötig",
      "sense_index": "1",
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      "sense": "überflüssig, redundant, unnötig",
      "sense_index": "1",
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    },
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      "sense_index": "1",
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    },
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      "sense_index": "1",
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