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overwin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-win
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To overcome; gain one's point; exceed.

British usage; Transitive verb

noun

The win or winning of a game.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English overwinnen, from Old English oferwinnan (“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), equivalent to over- + win.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overwins (present, singular) overwinning (participle, present) overwon (participle, past) overwon (past) owerwin (alternative, Yorkshire) overwins (plural)

Questions

What does overwin mean?
To overcome; gain one's point; exceed.
Where does overwin come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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