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Vinony

over-

prefix

  1. (indicating an excess of the action to which the prefix attaches)
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ̯və/ / [ˈəʊ̯.və] / /ˈoʊ̯vəɹ/

prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- From Middle English over-, from Old English ofer-, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér. Cognate with Dutch over-, German über-, Swedish över-, Welsh gor-, Spanish sobre-, Armenian վեր- (ver-), Persian ابر (abar-). Doublet of super-, sur-, and hyper-. More at over.

  1. Above, or higher.

    “overbar, overlook”

  2. Superior.

    “overlord”

  3. Excessive; excessively.

    “overkind, overloud, overstate”

  4. Surrounding or covering.

    “overcoat, overpaint”

  5. Exceptional; extremely or intensely.