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o⋅ver⋅set

  [v. oh-ver-set; n. oh-ver-set] verb, -set, -set⋅ting, noun
Use oversetting in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to upset or overturn; overthrow.
2. to throw into confusion; disorder physically or mentally.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become upset, overturned, or overthrown.
4. Printing.
a. (of type or copy) to set in or to excess.
b. (of space) to set too much type for.
–noun
5. the act or fact of oversetting; upset; overturn.
6. Also called overmatter. Printing. matter set up in excess of space.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME oversetten; see over-, set

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅set⋅ter, noun
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o·ver·set   (ō'vər-sět')   
v.   o·ver·set, o·ver·set·ting, o·ver·sets

v.   tr.

  1. To throw into a confused or disturbed state; upset: "The news is sure to overset him" (Charles Dickens).

  2. Printing

    1. To set (type or copy) in excess of what is needed.

    2. To set too much type for (a given space).

v.   intr. Printing
To set too much material for a given space.
n.   Printing (ō'vər-sět')
Too much typeset matter.
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