"supervacuous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /supəˈvækjʊəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more supervacuous [comparative], most supervacuous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin supervacuus (“more than needed”), from super (“above”) + vacuus (“vacant”), equivalent to super- + vacuous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|supervacuus||more than needed}} Latin supervacuus (“more than needed”), {{prefix|en|super|vacuous}} super- + vacuous Head templates: {{en-adj}} supervacuous (comparative more supervacuous, superlative most supervacuous)
  1. superfluous, more than needed Synonyms (more than needed): superfluous, redundant Translations (more than needed): liiallinen (Finnish), supervacuus (Latin)

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