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IMBRICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
Synonyms:
imbrication; lapping; overlapping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("imbrication" is a kind of...):
covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
Derivation:
imbricate (overlap)
imbricate (place so as to overlap)
