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redundancy
more than is needed; the use of too many words; unnecessary repetition
Fresh out of ideas and in need of 100 more words, Theresa hammered out a final paragraph of sheer redundancy.
Related English word: redundant
Latin root words: redundantia, redundantiae, f. - overflowing, excess; redundo, redundare, redundavi, redundatus - to overflow; to exist in abundance or excess; unda, undae, f. - wave
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