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(humorous) A fictitious department that is cited to draw attention to needless repetition or excessiveness.

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Department of Redundancy Department

Source Word

Department of Redundancy Department

IPA(Pronunciation)

humorous

(humorous) A fictitious department that is cited to draw attention to needless repetition or excessiveness.

Japanese Meaning

（ユーモラスな表現として）不必要な重複や過剰表現を際立たせるために、架空の部署を示す言葉。 / （風刺的に）同じ内容を無意味に繰り返すことや、冗長な状態をあらわす例えとして用いられる表現。

報告書に「事前プレビュー」と書いたら、編集者は承認のために冗長部門に回すべきだと冗談を言った。

Sense（1）

(humorous) A fictitious department that is cited to draw attention to needless repetition or excessiveness.