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overcount
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overcount, v. t.
- To rate too high. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To count erroneously, such that the counted number is higher than the actual number. [PJC]
overcount, n.
A count{1} that is higher than the true number; an erroneously high number determined by counting incorrectly; the result of overcounting{2}. [PJC]
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