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OVERPRINT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something added by overprinting

Synonyms:

overprint; surprint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("overprint" is a kind of...):

print (a picture or design printed from an engraving)

Derivation:

overprint (print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper

Synonyms:

overprint; print over

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "overprint" is one way to...):

impress; print (reproduce by printing)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "overprint"):

surcharge (print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

overprint (something added by overprinting)

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