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overnaming

overnaming is the present participle and gerund of overname.

Meaning of overname

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

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Questions about overnaming

What is overnaming the present participle and gerund of?
Overnaming is the present participle and gerund of overname.

Words near overnaming in the dictionary

  1. overmuscled
  2. overmuscular
  3. overname
  4. overnamed
  5. overnames
  6. overnaming
  7. overnap
  8. overnapped
  9. overnapping
  10. overnaps
  11. overnarrow

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overnaming (page history and authors); overname (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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