"overbar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overbars [plural]
Etymology: over- + bar Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|bar}} over- + bar Head templates: {{en-noun}} overbar (plural overbars)
  1. A line placed above text; the character ‾ (◌̅). Synonyms: overline, overscore, vinculum Coordinate_terms: macron (alt: ◌̄) Translations (line placed above text): superstreko (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-overbar-en-noun-yNS3h-oV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 76 24

Verb

Forms: overbars [present, singular, third-person], overbarring [participle, present], overbarred [participle, past], overbarred [past]
Etymology: over- + bar Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|bar}} over- + bar Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} overbar (third-person singular simple present overbars, present participle overbarring, simple past and past participle overbarred)
  1. (transitive) To place a line above (text). Tags: transitive Synonyms: overline, overscore
    Sense id: en-overbar-en-verb-k-qANikY Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 45 55

Inflected forms

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