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surabundant

adj

Etymology

From sur- (“variant of super-”) + abundant; compare French surabondant (“superabundant”).

  1. derived from abundāns
  2. derived from abondant
  3. derived from abundant
  4. inherited from abundaunt
  5. prefixed as surabundant — “sur- + abundant”

Definitions

  1. Overly abundant

    Overly abundant; superabundant.

    • In the terminology of collegia, for which there is surabundant evidence, modifiers in titles are adjectives proper and usually in the -arius form — e.g. exoneratores calciarii, fabri soliarii baxiarii, mensores et mercatores frumentarii.
    • Having to feed an increasing number of mouths from fragmenting holdings, they intensified their agricultural practices. The problem of surabundant population was transformed into the solution of demand for more labour.

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