Definition of overline
: to draw a line or lines over or above
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Origin and Etymology of overline
1over + line
Definition of overline
1
: a printed line usually underlined and of a smaller size or different typeface than the headline proper run above a headline and designed to introduce or identify the matter of the story or provoke to read on
2
: the title or explanatory matter above a picture or cartoon in a newspaper or periodical
3
: an insertion, correction, or alteration made above the printed or manuscript line it applies to
—distinquished from underline
Origin and Etymology of overline
3over + line
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