plural redundancies
Definition of redundancy
1a
: the quality or state of being redundant : superfluity
b
: the use of redundant components
also
: such components
c
chiefly British
: dismissal from a job especially by layoff
3a
: superfluous repetition : prolixity
b
: an act or instance of needless repetition
4
: the part of a message that can be eliminated without loss of essential information
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The first known use of redundancy was in 1601
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