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imbrication

noun

ˌim-brə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of imbrication

as in overlap

a partial covering of one thing by an adjoining member a scalloped pattern formed by the imbrication of the rounded roof tiles

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Recent Examples of imbrication Art’s imbrication in networks of money and power is hardly a contemporary phenomenon. — Rachel Wetzler, The New Republic, 26 Feb. 2018

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overlap

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The two parts have distinct checklists, to accommodate for the different scale of each location, though the parts share some overlap.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
In Japan, this has meant not only a great deal of collusion between yakuza gangs and law enforcement but also considerable overlap between crime and politics—especially, though not exclusively, right-wing politics.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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