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oversums

oversums is the plural of oversum.

oversums is the third-person singular simple present indicative of oversum.

Meaning of oversum

Noun

oversum (plural oversums)

  1. A whole that is more than the sum of its parts; superaddition.
    • The tradition consists in understanding a politically active unit as an oversum (that is, a super-additive entity): The whole is more than the sum of its parts.2004, Max-Planck-Institut für Ausländisches und Internationales Patent-, Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht, Max Planck series on Asian intellectual property law, page 8

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Questions about oversums

What is oversums the plural of?
Oversums is the plural of oversum.

Words near oversums in the dictionary

  1. oversummer
  2. oversummered
  3. oversummering
  4. oversummers
  5. oversumming
  6. oversums
  7. oversung
  8. oversup
  9. oversuperlative
  10. oversuperstitious
  11. oversupinate

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