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Overlie vs Overline - What's the difference?

overlie | overline |

As verbs the difference between overlie and overline

is that overlie is to lie over or upon while overline is to draw a line over or above text.

As a noun overline is

a line drawn over text or a repeating decimal.

As an adjective overline is

passing over a railway line.

overlie

English

Verb

  • To lie over or upon
  • To suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.

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    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A line drawn over text or a repeating decimal.
    • (Greek abbreviation of Jesus Christ)

    Verb

    (overlin)
  • To draw a line over or above text.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Passing over a railway line.
  • * 1967 , Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Papers by Command (volume 39, page 51)
    • The total cost of overline bridges in 1965 was £1,506,000