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- noun A
leave which exceeds the approved or prescribed amount of time. - verb transitive To
leave (something) over; cause to remain or be left. - verb intransitive To
remain ; be left over.
Etymologies
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From over- + leave (“permission, furlough”).
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From Middle English overleven, from Old English oferlǣfan ("to leave over; be left over, remain"), equivalent to over- + leave.
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