overpeople

o·ver·peo·ple

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-pee-puh l]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈpi pəl/
- /ˌəʊvəˈpiːpl /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-pee-puh l]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈpi pəl/

Definitions of overpeople word

verb with object overpeople to overpopulate: The town has been overpeopled by those leaving the farms. 1
verb overpeople to overpopulate 0

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Origin of overpeople

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; over- + people

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Overpeople

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overpeople

overpeople popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

overpeople usage trend in Literature

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