Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-dot
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dot placed above a letter, as a diacritical mark.

verb

To place a dot over.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + dot.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overdots (plural) overdots (present, singular) overdotting (participle, present) overdotted (participle, past) overdotted (past)

Antonyms

underdot

Questions

What does overdot mean?
A dot placed above a letter, as a diacritical mark.
Where does overdot come from?
From over- + dot.

How to pronounce overdot

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