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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
overburden/əʊvəˈbɜːdn/

▶verb burden excessively. ▶noun

1 rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, etc.

2 an excessive burden.

– derivatives
overburdensome adjective.

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