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Definition of Overflown
1. overflow [v] - See also: overflow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overflown
Literary usage of Overflown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Hannah More by Hannah More (1835)
"... the greater part of these charming compositions overflown with materials for
every head of prayer. The habits of .the pupils being thus early ..."
2. A Brief Historical, Statistical, and Descriptive Review of East Tennessee by James Gray Smith (1842)
"... which may, in fact, be termed, the Nile Lands of Tennessee, for, although not
annually overflown, their fertility seems inexhaustible. ..."
3. A Desk-book of Errors in English, Including Notes on Colloquialisms and by Frank H. Vizetelly (1920)
"... "go over the bridge" when you mean across it. overflowed : The banks of a
river may be overflowed; they should never be spoken of as overflown. ..."
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