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overdub

verb

Etymology

From over- + dub (in the sense derived from double).

  1. derived from *dʰewbʰ-✻ — “plug, peg, wedge”
  2. derived from *dub-✻ — “to hit, strike”
  3. inherited from *dubbōn✻
  4. derived from adober — “to equip with arms; adorn”
  5. inherited from dubbian — “to knight by striking with a sword, dub”
  6. inherited from dubben
  7. prefixed as overdub — “over + dub”

Definitions

  1. To record a part along with an already recorded part or parts.

    • The rhythm guitar part is live, but the solo was overdubbed.

  2. An overdubbed part.

    • The rhythm guitar part is live, but the solo is an overdub.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA