Exundancy

/ɛɡˈzʌndənsi/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of overflowing; excessive abundance.

Etymology

Variant of exundance using the -ancy suffix instead of -ance. Both emerged in Middle English to describe excessive water or abundance.

Kelly Says

Like exultance/exultancy, English created two nearly identical words here — exundance and exundancy — showing how medieval and early modern writers sometimes used both forms interchangeably before one naturally dominated.

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