overname

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verb

To name over or in a series; to recount.

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Meanings

verbovername (third-person singular simple present overnames, present participle overnaming, simple past and past participle overnamed)

present singular third person overnames · participle present overnaming · participle past overnamed · past overnamed

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo name over or in a series; to recount.

    PORTIA: I pray thee, overname them, and as thou namest them I will describe them...

    The Merchant of Venice Act I, line 37
nounovername (plural overnames)

plural overnames

  1. obsoleteA nickname.
  2. obsoleteA surname.

Origin

From over- + name.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

overmean
Cite this entry
APA

overname. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overname

MLA

“overname.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overname. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overname,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overname.

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