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overpass
(over|pass)
noun
Pronunciation:
/ˈəʊvəpɑːs/
a bridge by which a road or railway line passes over another.
verb
Pronunciation:
/əʊvəˈpɑːs/
[
with object
]
rare
surpass:
did not its sublimity overpass a little the bounds of the ridiculous?
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