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overtakenness

overtakenness noun: the state or condition of being overtaken.

Noun

overtakenness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state or condition of being overtaken.

Origin of overtakenness

From overtaken + -ness.

Questions about overtakenness

What does overtakenness mean?
Overtakenness means the state or condition of being overtaken.
What part of speech is overtakenness?
Overtakenness is a noun.

Words near overtakenness in the dictionary

  1. overtake
  2. overtakeable
  3. overtakeless
  4. overtakelessness
  5. overtaken
  6. overtakenness
  7. overtaker
  8. overtakers
  9. overtakes
  10. overtaketh
  11. overtaking

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