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superabundance vs surplusage

surplusage vs superabundance

superabundance and surplusage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
superabundance Yes No No No
surplusage Yes No No No
As nouns, surplusage is a hyponym of superabundance; that is, surplusage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than superabundance:
  • superabundance: a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
  • surplusage: a quantity much larger than is needed
Other hyponyms of superabundance include excess, nimiety, surplus, glut, oversupply, surfeit, bellyful.
superabundance (noun) surplusage (noun)
a quantity that is more than what is appropriate a quantity much larger than is needed
Difference between superabundance and surplusage

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