overstrike verb & noun. [as verb ǝʊvǝ'strʌɪk, as noun 'ǝʊvǝstrʌɪk] LME.
[from OVER- + STRIKE verb.]
A. verb. Infl. as STRIKE verb; pa. t. & (usu.) pple -struck [-'strʌk].
1. verb trans. Bring down a stroke on. LME-L16.

2. a. verb trans. Strike (a coin) with a new die, imposing a second design on the original; strike (a new design) on a coin. E20.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Computing. Print (a diacritic etc.) on top of an existing character; type (two or more characters) in the same position. L20.
b. noun.
1. An overstruck coin. E20.

2. Computing. The action or result of overstriking. L20.

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