OVERNAME

Etymology

Verb

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

(obsolete) To name over or in a series; to recount.

The Merchant of Venice Act I, line 37

Noun

overname (plural overnames)

A surname.

A nickname.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*name", v. t.

Definition: To name over or in a series; to recount. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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