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(noun) a figure of speech in which a concept is applied twice in the same sentence under different pretences.
The repetition of the same statement, with the second concept supporting the first.

Pronounced as re-dun-dence.

This is a concept of a redundant-comment-sentence.
a. "Nothing changes, if nothing changes," is a redundence said in 12 Step recovery programs suggesting that your life will not change unless you actively make changes.

b. "When you know it, you'll know it," is a redundence about someone unsure of knowing something, and another person ensuring they will know it when it becomes prevalent.

c. "If I didn't know that guy, I wouldn't know that guy," is a redundence where s/he knew an obscure person.
by went to zellers September 14, 2020
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