English · Word Candidate

overlapping

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: overlappings

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

That overlaps something else

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đồng thời che khuất một phần của thứ khác

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Adjective

Examples

A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The situation in which things overlap.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tình huống mà mọi thứ trùng lấp

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

This overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “overlapping” mean?

That overlaps something else

Is “overlapping” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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