redundancy

/rɪˈdʌndənsi/

Syllables re·dun·dan·cy

Stress re-DUN-dan-cy

Phonics Breakdown

re

/rɪ/

short i

dun

/dʌn/

short u

dan

/dən/

schwa

cy

/si/

soft c

Meaning

the state of being unnecessary because something is repeated or duplicated

Sound Reference

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re=/rɪ/(return) + dun=/dʌn/(dungeon) + dan=/dən/(sudden) + cy=/si/(city)

Example

The report was criticized for its redundancy.