"overplacement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overplacements [plural]
Etymology: over- + placement Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|placement}} over- + placement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} overplacement (countable and uncountable, plural overplacements)
  1. Placement over or above others. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-overplacement-en-noun-3a-bckYX Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 51 19 31
  2. Assignment to a placement requiring greater talent than the person has. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-overplacement-en-noun-KuSyuruA
  3. Extreme overconfidence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-overplacement-en-noun-IzTgdqUr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 18 70

Inflected forms

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