overmatter

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noun

Typeset material that proves to be surplus to requirements.

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Meanings

nounovermatter (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemediaTypeset material that proves to be surplus to requirements.

    Casting off is estimating the number of words in a manuscript. Copy fitting is assessing how much space text will take up in a printed document. Both are important in ensuring that you do not end up with pages of overmatter.

    2005, Alan Pipe, Production for Graphic Designers, page 48

Origin

From over- + matter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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