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What does redundant mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word redundant? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary.
  2. (of words, writing, etc) Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
  3. (chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Dismissed from employment because no longer needed; as in "rendered redundant".
  4. Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing back-up in the event the other component fails.
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The libretto was re-written for raciness and local flavour and sung in English with surtitles, which seems redundant but was surprisingly handy.
Most of the people he used to work with have been made redundant, but David has been kept on because he's brilliant at his job.
The sites became redundant following a reorganisation of special education, and plans are afoot to sell them for housing.
Hopes have been dashed for all 38 employees of the ill-fated car dealership DC Cook with the announcement that they are being made redundant.
Our meetings no longer have agendas or redundant handouts, because we don't need them.
On top of all this, he has been given a full-time job as the water bailiff, back at the quarry where he was made redundant some 25 years ago.

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