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excess [ɛkˈsɛs]
n. the state or an instance of surpassing usual, proper, or specified limits. The amount or degree by which one thing or quantity exceeds another. Undue or immoderate indulgence.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
excessive: Too great.
excessively: To excess.
exchange, excheenge, excheinge, exchenge, exchinge, exchynge, xcheenge,
exchange [ɛgzˈtʃen(d)ʒ]
also NEC. SN. MN. excheenge [ɛgzˈtʃin(d)ʒ], WC. SEC. MN. exchinge [ɛgzˈtʃəin(d)ʒ]
n. An exchange.
v. To exchange.
excise,
excise [ɛkˈsaɪz]
n. The exise. A tax.
v. To force a person to pay an excise due, to overcharge.
excite [ɛkˈsəit]
v. To incite, instigate.
pt. excitit
exclaim,
exclaim [ɛksˈklem]
n. A shout, exclamation.
v. To exclaim.
excrement [ˈɛkskrɛmənt]
n. Excreted matter.
excrescence [ɛkˈskrɛsəns]
n. Any abnormal increase or surplus.
excaice, excaise, excaised, exceesable, exceese, excuisable, excuise, excuised, excuize, exkeesable, exkeese, exkweezed, exqueez$d,
excuise [ɛgzˈkjøːz, -jyːz, I. -øːz, C. -jeːz, MN. -iːz]
v. To excuse. For the n. see excuiss.
pt. pp. excuised
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
excuisable: Excusable.
excaice, exceese, exceess, excuise, excuiss, exkeese,
excuiss [S. I. ɛgzˈkjøs, C. -jɪs, N. -is, -jus]
n. An excuse.
 
v. see excuise.
execitor, execkiter, executor, exeekiter, exekitor,
execkitor [ɛgˈzɛkɪtər]
n. Executor, one who serves a writ or executes a warrant The legal administrator of the estate of a deceased person.

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