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   superfluity

   /ˌsuːpəˈfluːɪti/

   noun

   • 1. an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something: "a superfluity of unoccupied time"
   • ▪ an unnecessary thing: "they thought the garrison a superfluity"
   • ▪ the state of being superfluous: "servants who had nothing to do but to display their own superfluity"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French superfluite, from late Latin superfluitas, from Latin superfluus ‘running over’ (see superfluous).

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