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supervacaneous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: so͞o'pərvəkāʹnĭəs
  • UK: syo͞o'pərvəkāʹnĭəs
  • UK: /ˌsuːpəvəˈkeɪnɪəs/
  • UK: /ˌsjuːpəvəˈkeɪnɪəs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌsuːpəɹvəˈkeɪnɪəs/

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adj

Meaning 1

Added above what is needed or necessary; superfluous, redundant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin supervacāneus; compare Italian supervacaneo, Portuguese supervacâneo, Spanish supervacáneo.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ylenpalttinen — superfluous, redundant
  • Russian: изли́шний (izlíšnij) — superfluous, redundant
  • Russian: избыточный (izbytočnyj) — superfluous, redundant
  • Russian: нену́жный (nenúžnyj) — superfluous, redundant