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overname

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From over- + name.

verb overnames · overnaming · overnamed

  1. obsolete, transitive To name over or in a series; to recount. PORTIA: I pray thee, overname them, and as thou namest them I will describe them...

noun overnames

  1. obsolete A nickname.
  2. obsolete A surname.

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"overname." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overname. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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overname. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overname

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"overname." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overname.

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@misc{overname_2026,
  title = {overname},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overname},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}