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over-ridden

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
over-rid-den
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of overridden.

adj

Excessively ridden.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English overridden, from Old English oferriden, past participle of oferrīdan (“to ride over”), equivalent to over- + ridden.

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Questions

What does over-ridden mean?
Alternative spelling of overridden.
Where does over-ridden come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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