Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overlying

/ˌoʊvɚlˈaɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: over-ly-ing
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚlˈaɪɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

lying over or upon something else

Etymology

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 lying English overlying From over- + lying.

Derived Forms

overlyingly

Synonyms

superimposed

Rhymes With

trying buying flying lying dying crying applying underlying denying relying supplying drying

Questions

How do you pronounce overlying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚlˈaɪɪŋ/.
What does overlying mean?: lying over or upon something else
Where does overlying come from?: 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 lying English overlying From over- + lying.

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