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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
surfeit/ˈsɜːfɪt/
▶noun
- 1 an excess.
- 2 archaic an illness caused or regarded as being caused by excessive eating or drinking.
- 1 make (someone) weary of something through excess.
- 2 archaic overeat.
– origin ME: from OFr. surfeit, based on L. super- ‘above, in excess’ + facere ‘do’.
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