"overword" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ) ˌwɜːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈoʊ.vɚ ˌwɝd/ [General-American] Forms: overwords [plural]
Etymology: From over- + word (noun). Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over|word|pos2=noun}} over- + word (noun) Head templates: {{en-noun}} overword (plural overwords)
  1. (UK, dialectal) Any word or phrase frequently repeated. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-overword-en-noun-VbKIbQNe Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 40 26 34
  2. (UK, dialectal) The burden or chorus of a song. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-overword-en-noun-VNLD7C0E Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 40 26 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˌəʊ.və(ɹ) ˈwɜːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌoʊ.vɚ ˈwɝd/ [General-American] Forms: overwords [present, singular, third-person], overwording [participle, present], overworded [participle, past], overworded [past]
Etymology: From over- + word (verb). Etymology templates: {{pre|en|over|word|pos2=verb}} over- + word (verb) Head templates: {{en-verb}} overword (third-person singular simple present overwords, present participle overwording, simple past and past participle overworded)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To say in too many words; to express verbosely. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-overword-en-verb-v-dQIICr Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 40 26 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for overword meaning in English (3.4kB)

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