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supererogation





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For any organization to have notified him of his nomination would have been supererogation.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the animal kingdom, a surreptitious and supposititious supererogation.

From The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. by Hubbard, Elbert

He was not the man to waste his energies upon works of supererogation.

From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John

This is such palpable nonsense that it would be a work of supererogation to prove its absurdity.

From Morals and the Evolution of Man by Nordau, Max Simon

A new work on the subject of Mary Queen of Scots runs an eminent risk of being considered a work of supererogation.

From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford




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