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overabundance
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overabundance
(noun)
overabundance
/ˌoʊvɚrə
ˈ
bʌndəns/
noun
plural
overabundances
overabundance
/ˌoʊvɚrə
ˈ
bʌndəns/
noun
plural
overabundances
Britannica Dictionary definition of OVERABUNDANCE
[
count
]
chiefly US
:
an amount that is too much
—
often +
of
There is an
overabundance of
lead in the water.
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