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单词 over-building
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over-buildingadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overbuild v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < overbuild v. + -ing suffix2.
Obsolete. rare.
Characterized by a tendency to build immoderately large or elaborate houses.
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1713 Countess of Winchilsea Misc. Poems 124 'Twas not to save the Charge: That in this over-building Age, My House was not more large.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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