redundant

 
Pronunciation: /rɪˈdʌnd(ə)nt/

adjective

  • not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous: an appropriate use for a redundant church many of the old skills had become redundant
  • British no longer in employment because there is no more work available: eight permanent staff were made redundant
  • Engineering (of a component) not strictly necessary to functioning but included in case of failure in another component: the modules are linked using a redundant fibre-optic cable

Derivatives

redundantly

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century (in the sense 'abundant'): from Latin redundant- 'surging up', from the verb redundare (see redound)

Spelling help

The ending of redundant is spelled -ant.