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overname

overname verb: to name over or in a series; to recount.

Verb

overname (third-person singular simple present overnames, present participle overnaming, simple past and past participle overnamed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To name over or in a series; to recount.
    • PORTIA: I pray thee, overname them, and as thou namest them I will describe them...The Merchant of Venice Act I, line 37

Noun

overname (plural overnames)

  1. (obsolete) A nickname.
  2. (obsolete) A surname.

Forms of overname

Verb
third-person singular presentovernames
present participleovernaming
past participleovernamed
pastovernamed
Noun
pluralovernames

Origin of overname

From over- + name.

Questions about overname

What does overname mean?
Overname means to name over or in a series; to recount.
What part of speech is overname?
Overname can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of overname?
The past tense of overname is overnamed.

Words near overname in the dictionary

  1. overmultiply
  2. overmultiplying
  3. overmultitude
  4. overmuscled
  5. overmuscular
  6. overname
  7. overnamed
  8. overnames
  9. overnaming
  10. overnap
  11. overnapped

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