"overvast" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈəʊvəbɝst/ [US], /əʊvəbɜːst/ [UK] Forms: more overvast [comparative], most overvast [superlative]
Etymology: over- + vast Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|vast}} over- + vast Head templates: {{en-adj}} overvast (comparative more overvast, superlative most overvast)
  1. (rare) Overly vast. Tags: rare Synonyms: over-vast
    Sense id: en-overvast-en-adj-YlNBzY-v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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          "ref": "1962, United States, Congress, Congressional Record July 9-19, 1962: Vol 108, Superintendent of Government Documents, page 13894",
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