over-numbern.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəˌnʌmbə/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌnəmbər/

Forms: see over- prefix and number n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, number n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + number n.

Now rare.

(a) An additional number. (b) An excessive number.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] > excessive number

over-numbera1450

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > reinforcements

succour?c1225

over-numbera1450

supplies1488

supplement1548

re-enforce1618

recrew1619

recruit1635

reinforcement1641

enforcement1643

reinforce1648

sustainer1708

re-enforcement1718

supporter1796

stiffening1900

a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 82 (MED) Art þou in greet perel but þou haue strong ouer-noumbre of fiȝteres, wiþ whiche þou mayst wiþsette þe strengþe of þyn enemy.

1595 R. Parry Moderatus v. sig. F2^v In attempting alone to encounter with three..it were great pitie she should miscarrie, being charged with an ouer-number.

1599 Sir E. Watson in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 234 The over number of people.

1681 Whole Duty of Nations 50 In such a proportion of number..that the principal Duties may not be defeated by the over-number.

1992 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 6 Apr. 1 People fear ‘there will be an over-number of disabled people applying for jobs and coming to their doors, but that's not going to happen’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-number
释义	over-numbern. Brit. /ˈəʊvəˌnʌmbə/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌnəmbər/ Forms: see over- prefix and number n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, number n. Etymology: < over- prefix + number n. Now rare. (a) An additional number. (b) An excessive number. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] > excessive number over-numbera1450 society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > reinforcements succour?c1225 over-numbera1450 supplies1488 supplement1548 re-enforce1618 recrew1619 recruit1635 reinforcement1641 enforcement1643 reinforce1648 sustainer1708 re-enforcement1718 supporter1796 stiffening1900 a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 82 (MED) Art þou in greet perel but þou haue strong ouer-noumbre of fiȝteres, wiþ whiche þou mayst wiþsette þe strengþe of þyn enemy. 1595 R. Parry Moderatus v. sig. F2^v In attempting alone to encounter with three..it were great pitie she should miscarrie, being charged with an ouer-number. 1599 Sir E. Watson in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 234 The over number of people. 1681 Whole Duty of Nations 50 In such a proportion of number..that the principal Duties may not be defeated by the over-number. 1992 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 6 Apr. 1 People fear ‘there will be an over-number of disabled people applying for jobs and coming to their doors, but that's not going to happen’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1450
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