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superfluities |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Superfluity \Su`per*flu"i*ty\, n.; pl {Superfluities}. [L. superfluit['e], L. superfluitas See {Superfluous}.] 1. A greater quantity than is wanted superabundance; as a superfluity of water; a superfluity of wealth. A quiet mediocrity is still to be preferred before a troubled superfluity. --Suckling. 2. The state or quality of being superfluous; excess. ``By a superfluity abominable.'' --Chaucer. 3. Something beyond what is needed; something which serves for show or luxury. Syn: Superabundance; excess; redundancy.
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