overlap.

An area, period, or feature shared by things that partly cover or coincide with one another.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• considerable overlap
• overlap between roles

On the page

There is considerable overlap between the two committees' responsibilities.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular overlap; plural overlaps. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: overlaps.