surplusage

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Noun surplusage has 1 sense

excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety - a quantity much larger than is needed
--₁ is a kind of overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance

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Term: surplusage

Definition:

A surplusage refers to an excessive or unnecessary amount or quantity of something. It can also mean an unnecessary or redundant word or phrase in a sentence.

Examples:

Sense 1: Excessive or unnecessary amount

The supermarket had a surplusage of fresh vegetables due to a bumper harvest.
She always packs a surplusage of clothes for her trips, just in case.

Sense 2: Unnecessary or redundant word or phrase

The sentence "I thought to myself" contains a surplusage since the phrase "to myself" is redundant.
Removing the surplusage of unnecessary adjectives in the paragraph made it more concise and focused.

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