overageness

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noun

The quality of being overage.

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Meanings

nounoverageness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being overage.

    The connection between grade repetition and overageness is obvious. Barring a child's late entry into school, the primary cause of a student being overage is grade repetition.

    1971, United States Commission on Civil Rights, Mexican American Education Study (parts 1-3, page 35)

Origin

From overage + -ness.

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APA

overageness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overageness

MLA

“overageness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overageness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overageness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overageness.

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