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overabundant

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o⋅ver⋅a⋅bun⋅dance

  [oh-ver-uh-buhn-duhns]
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–noun
an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; 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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o·ver·a·bun·dance   (ō'vər-ə-bŭn'dəns)   
n.  A going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate; an excess: teenagers with an overabundance of energy.
o'ver·a·bun'dant adj., o'ver·a·bun'dant·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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