| Excess (excess) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Ex*cess" |
| [OE. exces,
excess, ecstasy, L. excessus a going out, loss of self-
possession, fr. excedere, excessum, to go out, go
beyond: cf. F. excès. See Exceed.] |
The state of surpassing or going beyond
limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or
duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper; immoderateness;
superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of
provisions or of light.
An undue indulgence of the appetite;
transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications;
intemperance; dissipation.
The degree or amount by which one thing or
number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two
numbers is the excess of one over the other.
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