SURPLUSAGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quantity much larger than is needed

Synonyms:

excess; nimiety; surplus; surplusage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("surplusage" is a kind of...):

overabundance; overmuch; overmuchness; superabundance (a quantity that is more than what is appropriate)

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