"overdot" meaning in English

See overdot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: overdots [plural]
Etymology: From over- + dot. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|dot}} over- + dot Head templates: {{en-noun}} overdot (plural overdots)
  1. A dot placed above a letter, as a diacritical mark. Categories (topical): Diacritical marks Hypernyms: dot
    Sense id: en-overdot-en-noun-Bild5VTe Disambiguation of Diacritical marks: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Verb

Forms: overdots [present, singular, third-person], overdotting [participle, present], overdotted [participle, past], overdotted [past]
Etymology: From over- + dot. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|dot}} over- + dot Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} overdot (third-person singular simple present overdots, present participle overdotting, simple past and past participle overdotted)
  1. (transitive) To place a dot over. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overdot-en-verb-RAyXAol- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 33 67

Inflected forms

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