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redundant

 
 
/rɪˈdʌndənt/ adjective

Translation

NOT WORKING UK not working because your employer has told you there is not enough work
işsiz, boş, ihtiyaç fazlası
Eight thousand people have been made redundant in Britain this year.14381441
NOT NEEDED UK not needed or used any more because there are other similar or more modern things
fazla, gereksiz, gereksinim duyulmayan
redundant weapons18211564
TOO MUCH more than is needed, especially extra words that mean the same thing
gereksiz, lüzumsuz, fazla olan, aşırı
1821
(Definition of redundant adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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