overstrike

o·ver·strike

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb oh-ver-strahyk; noun oh-ver-strahyk]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈstraɪk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌstraɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb oh-ver-strahyk; noun oh-ver-strahyk]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈstraɪk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌstraɪk/

Definitions of overstrike word

verb with object overstrike to stamp a new device, value, or inscription on (a coin). 1
noun overstrike a coin that has been overstruck without complete obliteration of the original design. 1
verb overstrike to print a character on top of (an already printed character) 0
noun overstrike a character that is printed on top of an already printed character 0

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Origin of overstrike

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; over- + strike

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Parts of speech for Overstrike

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overstrike

overstrike popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.

overstrike usage trend in Literature

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