superplus

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noun

surplus

OriginMedieval Latin superplūs ← Old French surplus →
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Meanings

nounsuperplus (plural superpluses)

plural superpluses

  1. obsoletesurplus

    If this be the case , there must be a superplus of the other sex amounting to the same number , and this superplus will consist of women able to bear arms

    1762, Oliver Goldsmith, Female Warriors

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
excess

Origin

  1. Old Frenchsurplus
  2. Medieval Latinsuperplūs
  3. Englishsuperplus

Borrowed from Medieval Latin superplūs, itself calqued from Old French surplus. See surplus.

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APA

superplus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superplus

MLA

“superplus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superplus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superplus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superplus.

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