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over-abundance

[oh-ver-uh-buhn-duhns]

noun

an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see over-, abundance

Related forms

o·ver·a·bun·dant, adjective

o·ver·a·bun·dant·ly, adverb

Synonyms
excess, surplus, plethora, glut, profusion.

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