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su·per·flu·i·ty

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–noun, plural -ties.

1.	the state of being superfluous.

2.	a superabundant or excessive amount.

3.	something superfluous, as a luxury.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME superfluite < OF < L superfluitās. See superfluous, -ity

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su·per·flu·i·ty Audio Help (sōō'pər-flōō'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. su·per·flu·i·ties

The quality or condition of being superfluous.
Something superfluous: could do without such superfluities as a second car.
Overabundance; excess.

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superfluity
noun
extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" [syn: overplus]

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Superfluity

Su`per*flu"i*ty\, n.; pl. Superfluities. [L. superfluit['e], L. superfluitas. See Superfluous.]

1. A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; as, a superfluity of water; a superfluity of wealth.

A quiet mediocrity is still to be preferred before a troubled superfluity. --Suckling.

2. The state or quality of being superfluous; excess. "By a superfluity abominable." --Chaucer.

3. Something beyond what is needed; something which serves for show or luxury.

Syn: Superabundance; excess; redundancy.

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