What is the meaning of overlapping?

noun

  • Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles.

verb

  • Coincide partially or wholly.
    • usage: "Our vacations overlap"
  • Extend over and cover a part of.
    • usage: "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"
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APAWordNet. (2010). overlapping. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/overlapping/definitions/1180140
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