Department of Redundancy Department

专有名词
英 /dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt əv ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/    美 /dəˈpɑɹtmənt əv ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si dəˈpɑɹtmənt/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A fictitious department that is cited to draw attention to needless repetition or excessiveness. humorous
    — Most writers can make the most startling advances in their writing simply by working to eliminate their Department of Redundancy Department.

词形变化

the Department of Redundancy Department canonical DRD alternative

词源

A deliberately redundant term due to the repetition of department.
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