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overlapping

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o·ver·lap  (vr-lp)
v. o·ver·lapped, o·ver·lap·ping, o·ver·laps
v.tr.
1. To lie or extend over and cover part of.
2. To have an area or range in common with.
v.intr.
1. To lie over and partly cover something.
2. To correspond in character or function: Their duties overlap.
3. Mathematics To have one or more elements in common. Used of sets.
n. (vr-lp)
1. A part or portion that overlaps or is overlapped.
2. An instance of overlapping.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.overlappingoverlapping - covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
imbrication, lapping
covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)


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