"superabundance" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superabundance.wav [US] Forms: superabundances [plural]
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  1. An extreme abundance; abundance to a vast degree that seems almost excessive. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (Translations): superabundancia [feminine] (Spanish)

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