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overscored

overscored is the simple past and past participle of overscore.

Meaning of overscore

Verb

overscore (third-person singular simple present overscores, present participle overscoring, simple past and past participle overscored)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of overbar.
    Synonyms:
    overbar
  2. (transitive) To draw a line through; to cross out.
  3. (ambitransitive) To score (a piece of music) for too many instruments.

See all 4 meanings of overscore

Adjective

overscored (comparative more overscored, superlative most overscored)

  1. scored for too many instruments (or types of instrument)

Forms of overscored

comparativemore overscored
superlativemost overscored

Questions about overscored

What does overscored mean?
Overscored means scored for too many instruments (or types of instrument).
What is overscored the simple past and past participle of?
Overscored is the simple past and past participle of overscore.
What part of speech is overscored?
Overscored is an adjective.

Words near overscored in the dictionary

  1. overschool
  2. overschooled
  3. overschooling
  4. overschools
  5. overscore
  6. overscored
  7. overscores
  8. overscoring
  9. overscrawl
  10. overscrawled
  11. overscrawling

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overscored (page history and authors); overscore (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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