OVERPRINT

overprint, surprint

(noun) something added by overprinting

overprint, print over

(verb) print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

overprint (plural overprints)

(philately) The addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or change the face value.

Verb

overprint (third-person singular simple present overprints, present participle overprinting, simple past and past participle overprinted)

To print over what has already been printed.

(transitive, philately) To add an overprint to (a stamp).

(transitive) To print too many copies of.

(printing) To overlap different colours to avoid gaps.

Source: Wiktionary



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10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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