Overlapping

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The situation in which things overlap.

    "This overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle."

  2. 2
    covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of overlap form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That overlaps something else

    "A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists."

Synonyms

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appliquearistocracybaronbestbigwigbrass

Example

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"It's not always that our postures dovetail exactly. And yet, the overlapping and mutual interests abound."

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non-overlapping magisteria

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