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overpart en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pɑː(ɹ)t/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From over- + part.

Meanings

  1. An upper part.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
overparts Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

underpart

overpart en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɑː(ɹ)t/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From over- + part.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To give too important or difficult a part to.
    • almost tir'd i' your Protectorship? overparted, overparted? 1614 November 10 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Beniamin Iohnson [i.e., Ben Jonson], Bartholmew Fayre: A Comedie, […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot, […], published 1631, →OCLC, (please specify the page):

Forms

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overparts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
overparted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overparted Tense=Past lexicographic
overparting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic