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overbar

overbar noun: a line placed above text; the character ‾ (◌̅).

Noun

overbar (plural overbars)

  1. A line placed above text; the character ‾ (◌̅).
    • #92;overline#123;A#125; is the letter A with an overbar.

Verb

overbar (third-person singular simple present overbars, present participle overbarring, simple past and past participle overbarred)

  1. (transitive) To place a line above (text).
    Synonyms:
    overline, overscore

Synonyms of overbar

Forms of overbar

Noun
pluraloverbars
Verb
third-person singular presentoverbars
present participleoverbarring
past participleoverbarred
pastoverbarred

Origin of overbar

From over- + bar.

Questions about overbar

What does overbar mean?
Overbar means a line placed above text; the character ‾ (◌̅).
What part of speech is overbar?
Overbar can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of overbar?
The plural of overbar is overbars.

Words near overbar in the dictionary

  1. overbands
  2. overbank
  3. overbanked
  4. overbanking
  5. overbanks
  6. overbar
  7. overbarred
  8. overbarren
  9. overbarring
  10. overbars
  11. overbashful

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