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surplusage vs overabundance

overabundance vs surplusage

surplusage and overabundance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surplusage Yes No No No
overabundance Yes No No No
As nouns, overabundance is a hypernym of surplusage; that is, overabundance is a word with a broader meaning than surplusage:
  • surplusage: a quantity much larger than is needed
  • overabundance: a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
Other hypernyms of surplusage include overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance.
surplusage (noun) overabundance (noun)
a quantity much larger than is needed a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
the state of being more than full
Difference between surplusage and overabundance

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