overword

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ word.

Noun

overword (plural overwords)

  1. (Britain, dialectal) Any word or phrase frequently repeated.
  2. (Britain, dialectal) The burden or chorus of a song.

Verb

overword (third-person singular simple present overwords, present participle overwording, simple past and past participle overworded)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To say in too many words; to express verbosely.
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    • 2007, Kenneth Bailey, Methods of Social Research:
      However, one study overworded the question by asking “Which of the following do you identify with: […] ?
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