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περισσότης

περισσότης, superfluity, excess

περισσό-της, Att. περιττ-, ητος, ἡ, (περισσός)
  • extravagance, excess, in pl., Isoc. 10.7; π. μιαιφονιῶν D.C. 77.16; pomp, ἡ ἐν τοῖς βίοις π. καὶ πολυτέλεια Plb. 9.10.5.
      • 2 in style, redundancy, Hermog. Meth. 5.
      • 3 ἐκ περισσότητος [κατηγορεῖν], ex abundanti, Aps. Rh. p.223 H.
    • II eminence, excellence, D.S. 1.94; ἡ κατὰ τὴν τέχνην π. Id. 18.26.
    • III of numbers, unevenness, opp. ἀρτιότης, Arist. Metaph. 1004b11.

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