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runover

[ ruhn-oh-ver ]
/ ˈrʌnˌoʊ vər /

noun Printing.

the amount of type matter for a given article, story, etc., that is carried over to another page, column, or line.

RELATED WORDS

affected, beaten, defeated, buried, taken, swamped, conquered, speechless

Nearby words

  1. runny,
  2. runnymede,
  3. runoff,
  4. runoff primary,
  5. runout,
  6. runproof,
  7. runt,
  8. runty,
  9. runup,
  10. runway

Origin of runover

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase run over
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