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Excess
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- 1 More than is normal, necessary or specified. not-comparable
- 1 more than is needed, desired, or required wordnet
- 1 The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper. countable, uncountable
"The excess of heavy water was given away to the neighbouring country."
- 2 excessive indulgence wordnet
- 3 The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder. countable, uncountable
"The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other."
- 4 immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits wordnet
- 5 An act of eating or drinking more than enough. countable, uncountable
"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess."
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- 6 a quantity much larger than is needed wordnet
- 7 Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle. countable, uncountable
- 8 the state of being more than full wordnet
- 9 A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim. British, countable, uncountable
- 1 To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work. US, transitive
"In 2006, I was excessed because my program had to make a few cuts and a new, inexperienced supervisor decided that he couldn’t handle a knowledgeable older teacher so he removed me."
Etymology
From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.
From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.
From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.
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