Definition of Overscore

1. [v -SCORED, -SCORING, -SCORES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overscore

oversaves
oversaving
oversaw
oversay
oversaying
oversays
overscale
overscaled
overscan
overscented
overschedule
overscheduled
overschedules
overscheduling
overschooled
overscore (current term)
overscored
overscores
overscoring
overscreen
overscreened
overscreening
overscreens
overscrupulosity
overscrupulous
overscrupulousness
oversea
oversearch
oversearched
oversearches

Literary usage of Overscore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1915)
"In computing the summation of scores the highest weight (double underscore) is counted as 5, the next as 4, and so on down to the double overscore ..."

2. Bulletin by School of Mines and Metallurgy, University of Missouri (1920)
"Cross out and rewrite. 11. Do not fasten sheets of copy together. 12. Be particularly careful if obliged to write long-hand copy. Underscore u and overscore ..."

3. The Practice of Journalism: A Treatise on Newspaper-making by Walter Williams, Frank L. Martin (1922)
"Underscore u and overscore n when there is any chance of confusion. Likewise, underscore a and overscore o. Print proper names and unusual words. ..."

4. The Journal of Educational Research by American Educational Research Association (1920)
"And along with this is a continual emotional strain caused by her resistance to the temptation to underscore some and overscore others. ..."

5. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1902)
"277. theoretical; an overscore, thus, V1, shows that the article is descriptive or practical, x = illustrated. © = very fully illustrated. ..."

6. How to Measure in Education by William Anderson McCall (1922)
"... caused by her resistance to the temptation to underscore some and overscore others. The True-False examination is more educative for the pupils. ..."

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