Overmatter
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Typeset material that proves to be surplus to requirements. uncountable
"Casting off is estimating the number of words in a manuscript. Copy fitting is assessing how much space text will take up in a printed document. Both are important in ensuring that you do not end up with pages of overmatter."
Example
More examples"Casting off is estimating the number of words in a manuscript. Copy fitting is assessing how much space text will take up in a printed document. Both are important in ensuring that you do not end up with pages of overmatter."
Etymology
From over- + matter.
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