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overridden

/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹɪd.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
o-ver-rid-den
IPA
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹɪd.ən/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of override

Etymology

From Middle English overridden, from Old English oferriden, past participle of oferrīdan (“to ride over”), equivalent to over- + ridden.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹɪd.ən/
  • British English: /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹɪd.ən/

Derived Forms

nonoverridden unoverridden

Rhymes With

hidden ridden lydon glidden whidden whiddon forbidden midden swidden stridden slidden lidden

Questions

How do you pronounce overridden?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹɪd.ən/.
What does overridden mean?
past participle of override
Where does overridden come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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