surplusage

sur·plus·age

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sur-pluhs-ij]
- /ˈsɜr plʌs ɪdʒ/
- /ˈsɜː.plə.sɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sur-pluhs-ij]
- /ˈsɜr plʌs ɪdʒ/

Definitions of surplusage word

noun surplusage something that is surplus; an excess amount. 1
noun surplusage an excess of words. 1
noun surplusage (in pleading, etc) irrelevant matter, such as a superfluous allegation 0
noun surplusage an excess of words 0
noun surplusage surplus; excess 0
noun surplusage irrelevant or superfluous words or matter 0

See all 7 definitions of surplusage

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Origin of surplusage

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at surplus, -age

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Parts of speech for Surplusage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Surplusage

surplusage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

surplusage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for surplusage

noun surplusage

nimiety — excess; overabundance: nimiety of mere niceties in conversation.
overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
overage — beyond the acceptable or desired age: overage for the draft.

All 3 Synonyms of surplusage