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exorbitant definition

ex·or·bi·tant (-tənt)

adjective

going beyond what is reasonable, just, proper, usual, etc.; excessive; extravagant: said esp. of charges, prices, etc.

Etymology: ME < L exorbitans, prp. of exorbitare, to go out of the track < ex-, out + orbita, a track, orbit

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