moreover
//mɔːˈɹəʊ.və//
formalDefinitions
1.In addition to what has been said.
- For three years there had been pestilence, and in the last of the three a famine; moreover, there was imminence of war.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2661
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English moreover, moreovere, morover, mooreover, more-overe, mare over, equivalent to more + over.