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overstrength

overstrength adjective: having personnel in excess of that prescribed by a table of organization.

Adjective

overstrength (comparative more overstrength, superlative most overstrength)

  1. Having personnel in excess of that prescribed by a table of organization.

Forms of overstrength

comparativemore overstrength
superlativemost overstrength

Origin of overstrength

From over- + strength.

Questions about overstrength

What does overstrength mean?
Overstrength means having personnel in excess of that prescribed by a table of organization.
What part of speech is overstrength?
Overstrength is an adjective.

Words near overstrength in the dictionary

  1. overstream
  2. overstreamed
  3. overstreaming
  4. overstreams
  5. Overstreet
  6. overstrength
  7. overstrenuous
  8. overstrenuously
  9. overstrenuousness
  10. overstress
  11. overstressed

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