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- [oh-ver dres]
- /ˈoʊ vər drɛs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ver dres]
- /ˈoʊ vər drɛs/
Definition of over-dress word
- noun over-dress a dress worn over another, which it covers either partially or completely. 1
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Origin of over-dress
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; over- + dress
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Parts of speech for Over-dress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
over-dress popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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