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overabundance

ove·ra·bun·dance

US/oʊvɚəˈbʌndɪnts/ uncommon

noun

1.

the state of being more than full

2.

a quantity that is more than what is appropriate

  • “four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy”
  • “we received an inundation of email”

Origin

From Middle English overaboundaunce, equivalent to over- + abundance.

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