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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overmeasure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-mea-sure
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To measure or estimate with a result that is larger than it should be.

noun

Excessive measure; surplus.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From over- + measure.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overmeasures (present, singular) overmeasuring (participle, present) overmeasured (participle, past) overmeasured (past) overmeasures (plural)

Questions

What does overmeasure mean?
To measure or estimate with a result that is larger than it should be.
Where does overmeasure come from?
From over- + measure.

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