overlapping
Collocations
3ADJ.
mutual, reflective
VERB + OVERLAPPING
enveloped
OVERLAPPING + NOUN
sleeves
Definitions
adj
That overlaps something else
A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.
noun
The situation in which things overlap.
This overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — covering with a design in which one element covers a part of
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.
WiktionaryThis overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle.
WiktionaryIt's not always that our postures dovetail exactly. And yet, the overlapping and mutual interests abound.
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