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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Classical [[Latin]] ''redundantia'' superfluity, excess | | Classical [[Latin]] ''redundantia'' superfluity, excess |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1602] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1602] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1a : the [[quality]] or state of being redundant : superfluity | | *1a : the [[quality]] or state of being redundant : superfluity |
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| *4: the part of a message that can be eliminated without loss of essential information | | *4: the part of a message that can be eliminated without loss of essential information |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redundancy_(linguistics) Redundancy (linguistics)], the construction of a phrase that presents some [[idea]] using more [[information]], often via multiple means, than is [[necessary]] for one to be able [[understand]] the idea. | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redundancy_(linguistics) Redundancy (linguistics)], the construction of a phrase that presents some [[idea]] using more [[information]], often via multiple means, than is [[necessary]] for one to be able [[understand]] the idea. |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tautology_(rhetoric) Tautology (rhetoric)], an unnecessary or unessential (and sometimes unintentional) [[repetition]] of [[meaning]], using [[different]] and dissimilar [[words]] that effectively say the same thing twice (often originally from different [[languages]]) | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tautology_(rhetoric) Tautology (rhetoric)], an unnecessary or unessential (and sometimes unintentional) [[repetition]] of [[meaning]], using [[different]] and dissimilar [[words]] that effectively say the same thing twice (often originally from different [[languages]]) |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleonasm Pleonasm], the use of more words or word-parts than is [[necessary]] for clear [[expression]], often redundantly | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleonasm Pleonasm], the use of more words or word-parts than is [[necessary]] for clear [[expression]], often redundantly |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logorrhoea_(linguistics) Logorrhoea (linguistics)], an excessive [[flow]] of [[words]] more generally | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logorrhoea_(linguistics) Logorrhoea (linguistics)], an excessive [[flow]] of [[words]] more generally |
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| [[Category: Languages and Literature]] | | [[Category: Languages and Literature]] |