Standard Lemma guide
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Sound
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noun
A line placed above text; the character ̅ (◌̅).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: overline, overscore, vinculum
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To place a line above (text).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: overline, overscore
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English bar English overbar From over- + bar.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
