overlap
Meaning
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- To extend over and partly cover something.
- To co-occur, to happen at the same time.
- To have an area, range, character or function in common.
- Of sets: to have some elements in common.
- To have some similar nucleotide sequences.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌəʊvəˈlæp/
Etymology
From over- + lap. Cognate with Dutch overlap.
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