exuperance

noun

plural -s

obsolete

: the amount by which one thing exceeds another

also : superabundance

Word History

Etymology

Latin exsuperantia, exuperantia, from exsuperant-, exsuperans, exuperant-, exuperans (present participle of exsuperare, exuperare to excel, surpass, from ex- ex- entry 1 + superare to rise above, surmount exceed, excel, surpass) + -ia -y

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