Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SU-PER-VA-CA'NE-OUS
SU-PER-TRAG'IC-ALSU-PER-VA-CA'NE-OUS-LY
SU-PER-VA-CA'NE-OUS, a. [L. supervacaneus; super and vaco, to make void.]
Superfluous; unnecessary; needless; serving no purpose. – Howell.
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