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superincumbency

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as superincumbence.

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  • noun The quality of being superincumbent.

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  • a vast superincumbency of some great natural power, as of a mighty forest, or a trackless succession of mountainous labyrinths, has a charm of secret force far better than any distinct scenes to which we are introduced.

    Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 Thomas De Quincey 1822

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