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OVERPLUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extreme excess

Example:

an embarrassment of riches

Synonyms:

embarrassment; overplus; plethora; superfluity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("overplus" is a kind of...):

excess; excessiveness; inordinateness (immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "overplus"):

redundance; redundancy (the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded)

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