redundancy Definition

1. The state of being redundant, or an instance of this.

Thesaurus: superfluity, surplus, excess, overabundance, profusion, glut, overkill.
2a. The condition of being no longer needed in a company, organization, etc;
2b. Dismissal from work as a result of this;
2c. Someone who is dismissed in this way.
3. Superfluity; the condition of being unnecessary to the meaning of the sentence, etc.

Thesaurus: repetition, iteration, wordiness, verbosity, circumlocution.