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单词 surplusages
释义

surplusage

noun

sur·​plus·​age ˈsər-(ˌ)plə-sij How to pronounce surplusage (audio)
1
: surplus sense 1a
2
a
: excessive or nonessential matter
b
: matter introduced in legal pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case

Synonyms

  • bellyful
  • excess
  • fat
  • overabundance
  • overage
  • overflow
  • overkill
  • overmuch
  • overplus
  • oversupply
  • plethora
  • plus
  • redundancy
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • surfeit
  • surplus
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Example Sentences

a mall with a surplusage of stores all selling the same lines of clothing
Recent Examples on the Web In everyday speech, in legal texts and even in translations of Genesis, one person’s surplusage may be another person’s way of dealing with inevitable trade-offs between clarity and concision. Sam Bray, Washington Post, 25 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

surplusage

noun

sur·​plus·​age ˈsər-ˌplə-sij How to pronounce surplusage (audio)
: excessive or nonessential matter
especially : matter contained in a pleading that is unnecessary or irrelevant

surplusages

noun

plural of surplusage
as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed a mall with a surplusage of stores all selling the same lines of clothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • surpluses
  • sufficiencies
  • superabundances
  • abundances
  • overflows
  • bellyfuls
  • oversupplies
  • plenties
  • excesses
  • plethoras
  • overabundances
  • surfeits
  • overkills
  • overpluses
  • overages
  • bounties
  • redundancies
  • superfluities
  • overmuch
  • pluses
  • fat
  • overproductions
  • plusses
  • profusions
  • plentitudes
  • overstocks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • deficiencies
  • deficits
  • undersupplies
  • insufficiencies
  • lacks
  • scarcities
  • wants
  • dearths
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