English to English
overlap
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noun (n)
- a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena(noun.cognition)Example:
There was no overlap between their proposals.
source: wordnet30 - the property of partial coincidence in time(noun.attribute)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