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surfeit

/ˈsɜːfət/SUR-fuht
/ˈsɝfət/SUR-fuht

Meaningabove

Common meaning: excessive amount, especially of food

Journey through time

  1. Latinsuper‘above’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsabove → excesssorfait‘excess’source
  3. Frenchsursource
  4. Middle Englishsurfet‘excess’source
  5. Englishsurfeit‘excessive amount, especially of food’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin super ‘above’.

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