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adj
Alternative form of imbricated (“overlapping”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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verb
To overlap in a regular pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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verb
To undergo or cause to undergo imbrication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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adjective satellite
used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: imbricated
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verb
overlap
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: overlap
verb
place so as to overlap
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay
History
Borrowed from Latin imbricātus (“tiled”).
Across languages
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