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Synonyms for Overlapping (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)):
imbrication, lapping

WordNet sense 2 (being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ):
related, related to

WordNet sense 3 (laid overlapping (not flush)):
lap-jointed, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked

WordNet sense 4 ((of ships) built with overlapping hull planks):
clincher-built, clinker-built


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