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overleaf

overleaf adverb: on the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso.

Adverb

overleaf (not comparable)

  1. On the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso.
    • The aim of this book is to answer the question WHAT DID GREEK PROSODY SOUND LIKE? The study of prosody stands at the intersection of a number of quite disparate disciplines, as illustrated in the diagram overleaf.1994, A. M. Devine, Laurence D. Stephens, The Prosody of Greek Speech, Oxford University Press, page v
    • The more superficial beholder of the book's cover (a magnificent piece of artistry by the Venetian painter Gabriel Bella) will have failed to notice, on its continuation overleaf, the employee of an ancient jeu de paume who, having scaled the slanting roof of the gallery, is busily retrieving from...1998, Heiner Gillmeister, Tennis:Cultural History, page xi

overleaf meaning in Tamil and Kannada

overleaf in Tamil

மறுபக்கம்

overleaf in Kannada

ಮುಂದಿನ ಪುಟ, ಹಾಳೆಯ ಹಿಂಬದಿ, ಹಾಳೆಯ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ, ಹಾಳೆಯ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ

Origin of overleaf

From over + leaf.

Questions about overleaf

What does overleaf mean?
Overleaf means on the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso.
What is overleaf in Tamil?
Overleaf in Tamil is மறுபக்கம். See Overleaf meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is overleaf?
Overleaf is an adverb.

Words near overleaf in the dictionary

  1. overlays
  2. overlazy
  3. overlead
  4. overleading
  5. overleads
  6. overleaf
  7. overleak
  8. overleaked
  9. overleaking
  10. overleaks
  11. overlean

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overleaf (page history and authors); overleaf (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overleaf (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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