OVERWORD

Etymology

Noun

overword (plural overwords)

(UK, dialectal) Any word or phrase frequently repeated.

(UK, dialectal) The burden or chorus of a song.

Verb

overword (third-person singular simple present overwords, present participle overwording, simple past and past participle overworded)

(ambitransitive) To say in too many words; to express verbosely.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*word", v. t.

Definition: To say in too many words; to express verbosely. Hales.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 June 2025

UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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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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