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OVERFLOWN
Etymology 1
Verb
overflown
past participle of overfly
Etymology 2
Verb
overflown
(US, proscribed) past participle of overflow
Usage notes
The use of the past participle overflown for overflow sometimes occurs in American English, where it is often proscribed and seen as resulting from a confusion of overflow and overfly. However, it was once more prevalent throughout the English-speaking world, and is ultimately the original form.
Source: Wiktionary
OVERFLY
O`ver*fly", v. t. [imp. Overflew; p. p. Overflown; p. pr. & vb. n. Overflying.]
Definition: To cross or pass over by flight. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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