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over-consumption en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin cōnsūmptiōder. Old French consumpcionbor. Middle English consumpcioun English consumption English over-consumption From over- + consumption.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) An excessive level of consumption

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