REDUNDANT — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

redundant

Repetition of same sense in different words. Приклади
  • 'a true fact' and 'a free gift' are pleonastic expressions.
  • The phrase 'a beginner who has just started' is tautological.
  • At the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant.
Use of more words than required to express an idea. Приклади
  • A wordy gossipy account of a simple incident.
  • A redundant text crammed with amplifications of the obvious.
More than is needed, desired, or required. Приклади
  • Trying to lose excess weight.
  • Found some extra change lying on the dresser.
  • Yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant.
  • Skills made redundant by technological advance.
  • Sleeping in the spare.
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