imbricate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb place so as to overlap
  2. verb overlap
  3. adjective used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imbricātus (“tiled”).

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