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overabundance

[oh-ver-uh-buhn-duhns]
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noun
  1. an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.

Origin of overabundance

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at over-, abundance
Related formso·ver·a·bun·dant, adjectiveo·ver·a·bun·dant·ly, adverb

Synonyms for overabundance

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excess, surplus, plethora, glut, profusion.
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Related Words for overabundance

plethora, profusion, surplus, oversupply, superabundance, overmuch, glut, superfluity, surplusage, overflow, surfeit, nimiety, overkill

Examples from the Web for overabundance

Contemporary Examples of overabundance

Historical Examples of overabundance

  • A man like Munro is never blessed with an overabundance of friends.

  • The suppers in fact generally held an overabundance of food.

    Frying Pan Farm

    Elizabeth Brown Pryor

  • It is supposed, by some, to be caused by an insect, others suppose it to be caused by an overabundance of sap.

    A Treatise on Domestic Economy

    Catherine Esther Beecher

  • Simplicity, and pure line, were lost sight of when overabundance dulled the senses of the world.

    Woman as Decoration

    Emily Burbank

  • Many of the bearers of commissions knew little more than the men; and of such untrained officers there was an overabundance.

British Dictionary definitions for overabundance

overabundance

noun
  1. a supply or amount that is greater than requiredan overabundance of milk
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