"redundant" meaning in English

See redundant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /rɪˈdʌn.dənt/ Audio: en-au-redundant.ogg [Australia] Forms: redundant [positive], more redundant [comparative], most redundant [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. extra; more than is needed.
    Sense id: simple-redundant-en-adj-fdhsK-yH
  2. repeating oneself or using extra words; saying the same thing again in a slightly different way.
    Sense id: simple-redundant-en-adj-yGF1-YJp
  3. Being dismissed from a job because you are no longer needed.
    Sense id: simple-redundant-en-adj-0QTZI3vx
     
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      "form": "redundant",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more redundant",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most redundant",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "hyphenation": "re‧dun‧dant",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "extra; more than is needed."
      ],
      "id": "simple-redundant-en-adj-fdhsK-yH"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "repeating oneself or using extra words; saying the same thing again in a slightly different way."
      ],
      "id": "simple-redundant-en-adj-yGF1-YJp"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Being dismissed from a job because you are no longer needed."
      ],
      "id": "simple-redundant-en-adj-0QTZI3vx",
      "raw_tags": [
        "mainly UK"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈdʌn.dənt/"
    },
    {
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "redundant"
}

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    {
      "form": "redundant",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more redundant",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most redundant",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "re‧dun‧dant",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "extra; more than is needed."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "repeating oneself or using extra words; saying the same thing again in a slightly different way."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Being dismissed from a job because you are no longer needed."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "mainly UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈdʌn.dənt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-redundant.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "redundant"
}

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