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overmeasure

[ oh-ver-mezh-er ]
/ ˈoʊ vərˌmɛʒ ər /

noun

an excessive or surplus measure or amount: an overmeasure of exuberance.

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Origin of overmeasure

First recorded in 1575–85; over- + measure

Words nearby overmeasure

overman, overmantel, overmaster, overmatch, overmatter, overmeasure, overmedicate, overmodulation, overmorrow, overmuch, over my dead body
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