"overqualification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overqualifications [plural]
Etymology: over- + qualification Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|qualification}} over- + qualification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overqualification (countable and uncountable, plural overqualifications)
  1. The quality of being overqualified. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-overqualification-en-noun-6Q3umCyC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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