Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversignal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oversig-nal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To signal excessively.

Example Sentences

"Thus an employer who truly plans to stay around may have to "oversignal" with incentive systems that are too expensive for those who plan to cut and run […]"
"By invoking the metaphor of a semaphore, Burke marks the ability of an operatic performance to signal strongly — even to oversignal — and to do so in a stiff, exaggerated way, as with flags on sticks."

Etymology

From over- + signal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

oversignals (present, singular) oversignaling (US, participle) oversignalling (UK, participle) oversignaled (US, participle) oversignaled (US, past) oversignalled (UK, participle) oversignalled (UK, past)

Questions

What does oversignal mean?: To signal excessively.
Where does oversignal come from?: From over- + signal.

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