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overlining

overlining is the present participle and gerund of overline.

Meaning of overline

Verb

overline (third-person singular simple present overlines, present participle overlining, simple past and past participle overlined)

  1. Synonym of overbar.
    Synonyms:
    overbar

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Noun

overlining (plural overlinings)

  1. An act or instance of marking text with an overline.

Forms of overlining

pluraloverlinings

Questions about overlining

What does overlining mean?
Overlining means an act or instance of marking text with an overline.
What is overlining the present participle and gerund of?
Overlining is the present participle and gerund of overline.
What part of speech is overlining?
Overlining is a noun.
What is the plural of overlining?
The plural of overlining is overlinings.

Words near overlining in the dictionary

  1. overlinger
  2. overlingered
  3. overlingering
  4. overlingers
  5. overlings
  6. overlining
  7. overlinings
  8. overlink
  9. overlinked
  10. overlinking
  11. overlinks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overlining (page history and authors); overline (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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