Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overquantity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overquan-ti-ty
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An excessive quantity; surplus.

Example Sentences

"[…] from the peculiar circumstances attending the supplies, there is sometimes an overquantity of one article, while others are extremely scarce, […]"

Etymology

From over- + quantity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

overquantities (plural)

Questions

What does overquantity mean?: An excessive quantity; surplus.
Where does overquantity come from?: From over- + quantity.

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