What does "overquantity" mean?

An excessive quantity; surplus.

What is a synonym for "overquantity"?

Common synonyms include: abundance, acrasia, excess, superflux, surplus.

Overquantity

noun

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Noun

1
An excessive quantity; surplus.
"[…] from the peculiar circumstances attending the supplies, there is sometimes an overquantity of one article, while others are extremely scarce, […]"

Synonyms

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abundance acrasia excess superflux surplus

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

Etymology

From over- + quantity.

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