overprint
Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌpɹɪnt/
The English word “overprint” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- An addition of new text on a previously printed stamp, usually to add a surcharge or change the face value.
- The set of petrological, structural, and/or mineralogical characteristics superimposed onto rock by the action of geological processes over deep time.
verb
- To print over what has already been printed.
- To add an overprint to (a stamp).
- To superimpose a new set of petrological, structural, and/or mineralogical characteristics onto rock by the action of geological processes over deep time.
- To print too many copies of.
- To overlap different colours to avoid gaps.
Etymology
From over- + print.
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