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oversize

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o·ver·size  (vr-sz)
n.
1. A size that is larger than usual.
2. An oversize article or object.
adj. o·ver·size (vr-sz) also o·ver·sized (-szd)
Larger in size than usual or necessary.

oversize
adj [ˌəʊvəˈsaɪz]
Also oversized larger than the usual size
n [ˈəʊvəˌsaɪz]
1. a size larger than the usual or proper size
2. something that is oversize
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.oversize - larger than normal for its kind
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
Translations
oversize [ˌəʊvəˈsaɪz] oversized [ˌəʊvəˈsaɪzd] ADJdemasiado grande, descomunal (US) [clothes] → de talla muy grande
oversize [ˌəʊvərˈsaɪz] oversized [ˈəʊvərsaɪzd] adjextra large


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