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oversea

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/
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/ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/ · [ˌəʊ̯.vəˈsiː] · /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsi/ · [ˌoʊ̯.vɚˈsi] · /ˌɐʉ.vəˈsiː/ · [ˌɐʉ̯.vɐˈsiː]

Definition of oversea

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (British, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative form of overseas.
    “It was the biggest thing in the town, and everybody I met was full of it. They were going to run an over-sea empire, and make no end of coin by trade.”
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adj

  1. (British, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative form of overseas.
    “It was the biggest thing in the town, and everybody I met was full of it. They were going to run an over-sea empire, and make no end of coin by trade.”

adv

  1. (British, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative form of overseas.

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Etymology

From Middle English over-se, over see, ouer sea, from Old English ofer sǣ (literally “over/across (the) sea”); equivalent to over + sea. Compare West Frisian oerseesk, Dutch overzee, German Übersee, Danish oversøisk.

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