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overmatter

[ oh-ver-mat-er ]

noun

Printing.

overmatter

/ ˈəʊəˌæə /

noun

  1. printing type that has been set but cannot be used for printing owing to lack of space Also calledoverset
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overmatter1

First recorded in 1885–90; over- + matter
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I put in a comic appearance in the new book mightily cursing while wrestling overmatter onto the photocopier.

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