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DRD

DRD is the initialism of Department of Redundancy Department.

Meaning of Department of Redundancy Department

Proper noun

the Department of Redundancy Department

  1. (humorous) A fictitious department that is cited to draw attention to needless repetition or excessiveness.
    • Most writers can make the most startling advances in their writing simply by working to eliminate their Department of Redundancy Department.1979, Michael J. Gross, The How to Go to College Book, Passage, →OCLC, page 84

Questions about DRD

What is DRD the initialism of?
DRD is the initialism of Department of Redundancy Department.

Words near DRD in the dictionary

  1. DRC
  2. DRCP
  3. DRCPSC
  4. DRCPSCs
  5. DRCS
  6. DRD
  7. DRDRAM
  8. DRE
  9. dread
  10. dread fascination
  11. dread fascinations

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