overreferencing
overreferencing is the present participle and gerund of overreference.
Meaning of overreference
Verb
overreference (third-person singular simple present overreferences, present participle overreferencing, simple past and past participle overreferenced)
- To reference too much or too often.
- Despite considerable overreferencing, which sometimes intrudes into the text sufficiently to disturb the thought processes of the reader, the book is well written.1979, Environment and Planning A, volume 11, page 964
- Antonyms:
- underreference
Questions about overreferencing
- What is overreferencing the present participle and gerund of?
- Overreferencing is the present participle and gerund of overreference.
Words near overreferencing in the dictionary
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