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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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When buying thematic ETFs, which now include many funds targeting AI and other tech innovations (space stocks are a recent example), investors should try to ensure there's not too much overlap with their core portfolio, Hickle said.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Juan Rulfo infused his novel Pedro Páramo with half a century of political and economic violence, envisioning rural Mexico as a mythic space where past and present overlap.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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