overproduction

[oh-ver-pruh-duhk-shuhn] Origin

o·ver·pro·duc·tion

[oh-ver-pruh-duhk-shuhn]
noun
excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.

Origin:
1815–25; over- + production
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Overproduction has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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overproduction (ˌəʊvəprəˈdʌkʃən)
 
n
the production of more of a product or commodity than is required

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overproduction
1822, from over + production (q.v.).
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