"overmap" meaning in All languages combined

See overmap on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: overmaps [plural]
Etymology: over- + map Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over|map}} over- + map Head templates: {{en-noun}} overmap (plural overmaps)
  1. (video games) The map of an overworld. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-overmap-en-noun-m53lvMhh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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