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overmatter

overmatter noun: typeset material that proves to be surplus to requirements.

Noun

overmatter (uncountable)

  1. Typeset material that proves to be surplus to requirements.
    • 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.2005, Alan Pipe, Production for Graphic Designers, page 48

Origin of overmatter

From over- + matter.

Questions about overmatter

What does overmatter mean?
Overmatter means typeset material that proves to be surplus to requirements.
What part of speech is overmatter?
Overmatter is a noun.

Words near overmatter in the dictionary

  1. overmatch
  2. overmatched
  3. overmatches
  4. overmatching
  5. overmatchings
  6. overmatter
  7. overmattress
  8. overmature
  9. overmatured
  10. overmaturity
  11. overmean

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