overname
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Etymology edit
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overname (third-person singular simple present overnames, present participle overnaming, simple past and past participle overnamed)
- (obsolete) To name over or in a series; to recount.
- The Merchant of Venice Act I, line 37:
- PORTIA: I pray thee, overname them, and as thou namest them I will describe them...
- The Merchant of Venice Act I, line 37:
Noun edit
overname (plural overnames)
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Etymology 1 edit
Derived from overnemen by calqueing Calque of German Übernahme. The same is true of other nouns in -name. Equivalent to over + name.
Noun edit
overname f (plural overnamen or overnames, diminutive overnametje n)
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Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: oorname
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
overname