redundance rdnd<i>a</i>ns Meaning, Definition & Usage

Re*dun"dance, Re*dun"dan*cy noun (Also<
  • Redundance rdndans
  • Redundancy
)
Etymology
L. redundantia: cf. F. redondance.
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess.
  2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous or superabundant.
    Labor . . . throws off redundacies. Addison.
  3. (Law) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.

Webster 1913