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overabound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-abound
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be too abundant or plentiful.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English overabounden, equivalent to over- + abound.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overabounds (present, singular) overabounding (participle, present) overabounded (participle, past) overabounded (past)

Questions

What does overabound mean?
To be too abundant or plentiful.
Where does overabound come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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