redundancy
/rɪˈdʌndənsi/noun
उच्चारण रिडन्डन्सी
छँटनी, (काम न होने से) नौकरी चली जाना
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[U] formal
the state of not being necessary or useful
अनावश्यकता, फ़ालतूपन
- New machines have led to the redundancy of many old skills.
Synonyms superfluity uselessness
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[U, C]
the use of more words than are needed to express a meaning
(शब्दों की) अनावश्यक पुनरुक्ति, शब्द-बाहुल्य
- Phrases like 'return back' are examples of redundancy.
Synonyms repetition tautology verbosity wordiness
Opposite conciseness brevity
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
layoff dismissal discharge superfluity uselessness repetition tautology verbosity wordiness
Antonyms
conciseness brevity
§Grammar and usage
Usage: in error spotting, redundancy means using words that repeat a meaning, as in 'return back', 'repeat again' or 'revert back', where back or again should be removed.
Usage में error spotting के अंतर्गत redundancy का अर्थ है ऐसे शब्दों का प्रयोग जो अर्थ को दोहराते हैं, जैसे 'return back', 'repeat again' या 'revert back', जिनमें back या again हटा देना चाहिए।
British and American: British English says workers are made redundant, while American English usually says they are laid off.
British और American में British English में कहा जाता है कि workers made redundant हुए, जबकि American English में आमतौर पर laid off कहा जाता है।