overstory

o·ver·sto·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee]
- /ˈoʊ vərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-stawr-ee, -stohr-ee]
- /ˈoʊ vərˌstɔr i, -ˌstoʊr i/

Definition of overstory word

noun plural overstory the uppermost layer of foliage in a forest, forming the canopy. 1

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Origin of overstory

First appearance:

before 1480

One of the 25% oldest English words

1480-90, for an earlier sense; 1955-60 for current sense; over- + story2

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Parts of speech for Overstory

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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overstory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

overstory usage trend in Literature

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