overdot

A dot placed above a letter, as a diacritical mark.

Noun

  1. A dot placed above a letter, as a diacritical mark.
    • a with overdot = ȧ

Origin

From over- + dot.

Forms

overdots

Antonyms

underdot

Hypernyms

dot

Verb

  1. To place a dot over.
    • to overdot a musical note

Forms

overdots overdotting overdotted

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