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What (who) is Surfeit - definition
surfeit
GENE CLUSTER IN HOMO SAPIENS
Surfiet
I. v. a.
1.
Satiate, glut, gorge, sate, overfeed.
2.
Cloy, pall, nauseate.
II. v. n.
Be surfeited, feed to satiety.
III. n.
1.
Excess.
2.
Fulness, oppression, repletion, plethora.
3.
Satiety, disgust.
4.
Repletion, glut, fulness, plethora, excess, superabundance, over-abundance, redundance, superfluity, nimiety.
surfeit
GENE CLUSTER IN HOMO SAPIENS
Surfiet
A surfeit of something is an amount which is too large. (FORMAL)
Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
= surplus
N-SING: usu N of n
surfeit
GENE CLUSTER IN HOMO SAPIENS
Surfiet
¦ noun
1. an excess.
2. archaic an illness caused or regarded as being caused by excessive eating or drinking.
¦ verb (surfeits, surfeiting, surfeited)
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'.
Wikipedia
Surfeit
Surfeit is a human gene cluster that consists of a group of very tightly linked genes on chromosome 9 that do not share sequence similarity. Genes in this cluster are numbered 1 through 6: SURF1, SURF2, SURF3, SURF4, SURF5, and SURF6.
Examples of use of Surfeit
1. We can hardly boast a surfeit of well–qualified black and Asian contenders, either.
2. But others believe the surfeit of themed blocks of programmes will backfire.
3. The surfeit of money ended up on corporate balance sheets and at banks.
4. There is a surfeit of characters with silly hats and cod accents.
5. Does anyone believe the surfeit of sexual partners that most people – certainly most young people now enjoy brings real enjoyment?