overirrigation

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noun

excessive irrigation

OriginEnglish irrigation ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverirrigation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableexcessive irrigation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishirrigation
  8. Englishoverirrigation

From over- + irrigation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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