"overdesign" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From over- + design. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|design}} over- + design Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overdesign (uncountable)
  1. Designing too specifically or to too great an extent. Tags: uncountable Related terms: overengineer
    Sense id: en-overdesign-en-noun-8vSp5Ugb 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: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Verb

Forms: overdesigns [present, singular, third-person], overdesigning [participle, present], overdesigned [participle, past], overdesigned [past]
Etymology: From over- + design. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|design}} over- + design Head templates: {{en-verb}} overdesign (third-person singular simple present overdesigns, present participle overdesigning, simple past and past participle overdesigned)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To design too specifically or to too great an extent, as by including unnecessary features. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-overdesign-en-verb-in700N9Y

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