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exorbitance

exorbitance noun: the state or characteristic of being exorbitant.

Noun

exorbitance (countable and uncountable, plural exorbitances)

  1. The state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
  2. A large excess.
    • The lamentable exorbitances of their superstitions.1628, Bishop Joseph Hall, Christian Liberty Laid Forth (sermon)

Forms of exorbitance

pluralexorbitances
alternative formexorbitancy

Questions about exorbitance

What does exorbitance mean?
Exorbitance means the state or characteristic of being exorbitant.
What part of speech is exorbitance?
Exorbitance is a noun.
What is the plural of exorbitance?
The plural of exorbitance is exorbitances.

Words near exorbitance in the dictionary

  1. exorableness
  2. exoration
  3. exorations
  4. exorbiant
  5. exorbital
  6. exorbitance
  7. exorbitances
  8. exorbitancies
  9. exorbitancy
  10. exorbitant
  11. exorbitant privilege

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