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surplusage vs superabundance

superabundance vs surplusage

surplusage and superabundance both are nouns.

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

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