Meanings
nounredundance (countable and uncountable, plural redundances)
plural redundances
- archaiccountableuncountableRedundancy.
Phlebotomy, many times neglected, may do much harm to the body, when there is a manifest redundance of bad humours and melancholy blood […]
1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York: New York Review Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 236
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
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Origin
- Latinredundantia
- Englishredundance
Borrowed from Latin redundantia.
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redundance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redundance
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“redundance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redundance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redundance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redundance.
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