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Definition of: exorbitant
(ig·zôr′bə·tənt) adjective
1. Going beyond usual and proper limits, as in price or demand; excessive; extravagant.
2. Out of the realm of the law; illegal. See synonyms under IMMODERATE. [<LL exorbitans, -antis, ppr. of exorbitare go astray <ex- out + orbita a track]
—ex·or′bi·tant·ly adverb
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