"overcelebrated" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more overcelebrated [comparative], most overcelebrated [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + celebrated. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|celebrated}} over- + celebrated Head templates: {{en-adj}} overcelebrated (comparative more overcelebrated, superlative most overcelebrated)
  1. Treated as more significant or praiseworthy than is deserved .
    Sense id: en-overcelebrated-en-adj-PU2gSpcS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: over-celebrated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From overcelebrate + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|overcelebrate|ed|nocat=1}} overcelebrate + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overcelebrated
  1. simple past and past participle of overcelebrate Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: overcelebrate
    Sense id: en-overcelebrated-en-verb-4wvrLIyo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: over-celebrated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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