overlying

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adjective

lying over or upon something else

Similar
superimposedsuperjacent
OriginEnglish lying ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjective
  1. lying over or upon something else

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveplaced on or over something else

Similar
superimposedsuperjacent
Also see
superimposedsuperjacent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From over- + lying.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Polish przykrywający
  • przykrywającyTranslations
Spanish suprayacente
  • suprayacenteTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

overlying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlying

MLA

“overlying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlying. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overlying,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overlying.

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