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| su·per·flu·ous [ sə púrfloo əss ] |
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1. more than necessary: in excess of what is needed
  a lot of superfluous detail
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2. inessential: not essential
superfluous to the discussion
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin superfluus< superfluere "overflow" < super "over, above" + fluere "to flow"] |
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| su·per·flu·ous·ly adverb |
| su·per·flu·ous·ness noun |
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