Overline

Pronunciation: /ˈoʊvɝˈɫaɪn/

Overline (noun)

  1. A horizontal line drawn above a letter or word.

Examples

  • The overline highlighted the important word.
  • An overline can emphasize a title.

Common collocations: draw an overline, bold overline, thin overline, overline a word, carefully overline

Overline (verb)

  1. To draw a horizontal line above a letter or word.

Examples

  • She overlined the heading for emphasis.
  • Overline the numbers to show repetition.

Synonyms of Overline

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