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overwritten

verb

Meaning

  1. To destroy (older data) by recording new data over it.
  2. To cover in writing; to write over the top of.
  3. To write too much.
  4. To write in an unnecessarily complicated or florid way; to produce purple prose.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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