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overquantity

overquantity noun: an excessive quantity; surplus.

Noun

overquantity (plural overquantities)

  1. An excessive quantity; surplus.
    • […] from the peculiar circumstances attending the supplies, there is sometimes an overquantity of one article, while others are extremely scarce, […]1901, United States. Adjutant-General's Office, Legislative History of the General Staff of the Army of the United States (its Organization, Duties, Pay, and Allowances), from 1775 to 1901, page 287

Forms of overquantity

pluraloverquantities

Origin of overquantity

From over- + quantity.

Questions about overquantity

What does overquantity mean?
Overquantity means an excessive quantity; surplus.
What part of speech is overquantity?
Overquantity is a noun.
What is the plural of overquantity?
The plural of overquantity is overquantities.

Words near overquantity in the dictionary

  1. overquantified
  2. overquantifies
  3. overquantify
  4. overquantifying
  5. overquantities
  6. overquantity
  7. overqueen
  8. overqueens
  9. overquell
  10. overquelled
  11. overquelling

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