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overdot

overdot noun: a dot placed above a letter, as a diacritical mark.

Noun

overdot (plural overdots)

  1. A dot placed above a letter, as a diacritical mark.
    • a with overdot = ȧ

Verb

overdot (third-person singular simple present overdots, present participle overdotting, simple past and past participle overdotted)

  1. (transitive) To place a dot over.
    • to overdot a musical note

Antonyms of overdot

Forms of overdot

Noun
pluraloverdots
Verb
third-person singular presentoverdots
present participleoverdotting
past participleoverdotted
pastoverdotted

Origin of overdot

From over- + dot.

Questions about overdot

What does overdot mean?
Overdot means a dot placed above a letter, as a diacritical mark.
What part of speech is overdot?
Overdot can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of overdot?
The plural of overdot is overdots.

Words near overdot in the dictionary

  1. overdosings
  2. overdoss
  3. overdossed
  4. overdosses
  5. overdossing
  6. overdot
  7. overdots
  8. overdotted
  9. overdotting
  10. overdoubtful
  11. overdoubting

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