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(adj) pleonastic, tautologic, tautological
repetition of same sense in different words
`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
(adj) supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, excess, extra, spare
more than is needed, desired, or required
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 room; supernumerary ornamentation; it was supererogatory of her to gloat; delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words; extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts; surplus cheese distributed to the needy