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单词 overquantity
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overquantityn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkwɒntᵻti/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkwɑn(t)ədi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, quantity n.
Etymology: < over- prefix + quantity n.
Now rare.
An excessive amount; a surplus.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > excess, redundancy, or superfluity > excessive quantity or amount
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a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1630) 30 The over-quantity is not forfeited.
1681 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (ed. 3) v. 85 Till..the over-quantity of the Soil in the Pit..oblige him to remove it.
1747 B. Franklin Let. 25 May in Papers (1961) iii B..has an over-quantity [of Electrical Fire], but gives one [sc. a spark] to A, who has an under-quantity.
1757–75 B. Franklin Proposed Articles of Confederation in London (Libr. Amer.) §67. 864 I think there is rather an overquantity of Touchwood in your Constitution.
1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. 281 It may exist in such over-quantities..as to prove highly injurious.
1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pleonasmus. Med., Pathol., Physiol., term for a faulty formation, with a stronger growth, or an over-number or over-quantity of parts: a pleonasm.
1872 L. T. Townsend Credo 359 A momentary perturbation has thrown an over-quantity of blood to the brain.
1997 Emerging Markets Datafile (Nexis) 15 Sept. A warrant of seizure and detention was issued for overquantity and presence of undeclared items.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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