Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overmatter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-mat-ter
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Typeset material that proves to be surplus to requirements.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Casting off is estimating the number of words in a manuscript. Copy fitting is assessing how much space text will take up in a printed document. Both are important in ensuring that you do not end up with pages of overmatter."

Etymology

From over- + matter.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does overmatter mean?: Typeset material that proves to be surplus to requirements.
Where does overmatter come from?: From over- + matter.

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