🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

superfluo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: superfluo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Superfluous/suːˈpɜːr.flu.əs/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ogni parola in più sarebbe superflua."

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

    "The committee returned a report that was full of superfluous details."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'superfluus', formed from 'super-' (meaning over, above) and 'fluere' (meaning to flow), literally translating to overflowing or running over. Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term has historically retained its core meaning denoting something that exceeds what is necessary or sufficient.

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