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redundant

No longer needed or useful; containing more words or data than necessary to convey meaning.

GRE

Example

The editor flagged several redundant phrases, noting that 'past history' and 'free gift' contained unnecessary repetition.

Synonyms

superfluousunnecessarysurplus

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