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superfluity

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su⋅per⋅flu⋅i⋅ty

  [soo-per-floo-i-tee]
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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   (sōō'pər-flōō'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. su·per·flu·i·ties

  1. The quality or condition of being superfluous.

  2. Something superfluous: could do without such superfluities as a second car.

  3. Overabundance; excess.

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