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(1):

(n.) An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.

(2):

(n.) The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or prover; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light.

(3):

(n.) The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Excess'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/excess.html. 1828.
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