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- [verb oh-ver-lap; noun oh-ver-lap]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈlæp; noun ˈoʊ vərˌlæp/
- /əʊvəˈlæpɪŋ/
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- [verb oh-ver-lap; noun oh-ver-lap]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈlæp; noun ˈoʊ vərˌlæp/
Definitions of overlapping word
- verb with object overlapping to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate. 1
- verb with object overlapping to cover and extend beyond (something else): The ends of cloth overlap the table. 1
- verb with object overlapping to coincide in part with; have in common with: two lives that overlapped each other. 1
- verb without object overlapping to lap over: two sales territories that overlap; fields of knowledge that overlap. 1
- noun overlapping an act or instance of overlapping. 1
- noun overlapping the extent or amount of overlapping: The second story of the building has an overlap of ten feet. 1
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Origin of overlapping
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; over- + lap2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Overlapping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overlapping popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
overlapping usage trend in Literature
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