overdoor

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/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)dɔː(ɹ)//əʊvə(ɹ)ˈdɔː(ɹ)/

noun

A decoration, usually a painting, that is placed above a doorway.

“an overdoor lamp unit”

OriginEnglish door ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverdoor (plural overdoors)

plural overdoors

  1. A decoration, usually a painting, that is placed above a doorway.
adjectiveoverdoor (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLocated above a door.

    an overdoor lamp unit

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishdoor
  8. Englishoverdoor

From over- + door.

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APA

overdoor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdoor

MLA

“overdoor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdoor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdoor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdoor.

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