Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overlabour

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈleɪbə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-labour
IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈleɪbə(ɹ)/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive labour.

Uncountable

verb

To cause to labour excessively; to overwork.

Transitive verb

verb

To labour upon excessively; to refine unduly.

Transitive verb

verb

To belabour or emphasise excessively.

Example Sentences

"a disease which he had brought upon himself, by his over-labour at a Siege"
"overlabor the employees"
"But over labour'd with ſo long a Courſe, Tis time to ſet at eaſe the ſmoaking Horſe."
"overlabor ornaments"
"overlabor the point"
"I don't want to overlabour what is obvious here."

Etymology

From over- + labour (noun).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over
Root: over-labouren

Usage

Inflected Forms

overlabor (alternative) overlabours (present, singular) overlabouring (participle, present) overlaboured (participle, past) overlaboured (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce overlabour?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈleɪbə(ɹ)/.
What does overlabour mean?: Excessive labour.
Where does overlabour come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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