REDUNDANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does redundance mean? 

• REDUNDANCE (noun)
  The noun REDUNDANCE has 1 sense:

1. the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded

  Familiarity information: REDUNDANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REDUNDANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

redundance; redundancy

Context example:

the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers

Hypernyms ("redundance" is a kind of...):

embarrassment; overplus; plethora; superfluity (extreme excess)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "redundance"):

deadwood; fifth wheel (someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded)

Derivation:

redundant (more than is needed, desired, or required)