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overlap
(,/oU/v/@/r,l/&/p )

noun (n)

  • a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    There was no overlap between their proposals.
    Synonym:
    convergence, intersection
    source: wordnet30
  • the property of partial coincidence in time(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • a flap that lies over another part(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    lap
    source: wordnet30
  • The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • coincide partially or wholly(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Our vacations overlap.
    source: wordnet30
  • extend over and cover a part of(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city.
    source: wordnet30
  • To lap over; to lap.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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