overprint
o·ver·print • v. / ˌōvərˈprint/ [tr.] 1. print additional matter on (a stamp or other surface already bearing print): menus will be overprinted with company logos. ∎ print (additional matter) on something already printed.2. print too many copies or too much of: [as n.] (overprinting) the overprinting of paper money. 3. Photog. make (a print or other positive) darker than intended.• n. / ˈōvərˌprint/ words or other matter printed onto something already bearing print. ∎ an overprinted postage stamp.
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