overreplacement

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Synonyms: overplacement

Antonyms: overplacement

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Noun

1. The [[state]] wherein a [[substance]], having previously been reduced or removed, has been or is being replaced by re-adding it, but overly so, resulting in more of the substance than normal. {{defdate|c. 1980s?}}

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