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overlapped

The correct spelling is overlapped.

How to pronounce overlapped

verb

Say it like: Ove-rla-ppe-d

The correct spelling is overlapped. To extend over and partly cover something. For example: "The mouse-mat overlapped the edge of the desk."

Usage Examples

The mouse-mat overlapped the edge of the desk.

The two maps overlapped at the east and west edges.

The set (all men) overlaps the set (vegetarians).

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To extend over and partly cover something.
  2. 2.To have an area, range, character or function in common.
  3. 3.Of sets: to have some elements in common.
  4. 4.To have some similar nucleotide sequences.

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