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surplusage |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surplusage \Sur"plus*age\, n. [See {Surplus}, and cf {Superplusage}.] 1. Surplus; excess; overplus; as surplusage of grain or goods beyond what is wanted Take what thou please of all this surplusage. --Spenser. A surplusage given to one part is paid out of a reduction from another part of the same creature. --Emerson. 2. (Law) Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and which may be rejected. 3. (Accounts) A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to [Obs.] --Rees. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: surplusage n : a quantity much larger than is needed [syn: {excess}, {surplus}]
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