How to Pronounce "redundancy"
word
ɹɪˈdəndənsi
ri-DUN-duhn-see
ɹɪdˈʌndənsi
ri-DUN-duhn-see
Definition
Redundancy means having more of something than is necessary. It can refer to extra words in language or losing a job because your position is no longer needed.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɹɪˈdəndənsi
British English
ɹɪdˈʌndənsi
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ri-DUN-duhn-see
UK
ri-DUN-duhn-see
Listen in Context
The report contained a lot of redundancy.
He lost his job because of redundancy.
Teachers try to remove redundancy from students' writing.
I repeated myself, but Jane pointed out the redundancy in my explanation.