over-dress

o·ver-dress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver dres]
- /ˈoʊ vər drɛs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver dres]
- /ˈoʊ vər drɛs/

Definition of over-dress word

noun over-dress a dress worn over another, which it covers either partially or completely. 1

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Origin of over-dress

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; over- + dress

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Parts of speech for Over-dress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Over-dress

over-dress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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