Overlapped

verb

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.verbTo extend over and partly cover something.

"The mouse-mat overlapped the edge of the desk."

2.verbTo have an area, range, character or function in common.

"The two maps overlapped at the east and west edges."

3.verbOf sets: to have some elements in common.

"The set (all men) overlaps the set (vegetarians)."

4.verbTo have some similar nucleotide sequences.

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