Etymology

surplusage

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Today it means: A surplus; a superabundance. Full definition →

Middle English surplusage ← Anglo-Norman surplusage
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromsurplusage
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsurplusage
  3. English todaysurplusage

Inherited from Middle English surplusage, from Anglo-Norman surplusage; equivalent to surplus + -age. Compare Medieval Latin surplusāgium.

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