Hyphenation of overlain

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word overlain? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

over-lain

Definitions of overlain:

1.	Lie upon Lie on top of The granite overlies the older rocks
2.	Kill by lying on The sow overlay her piglets

Last hyphenations of this language

postscorbutic fougue prerestriction Choukoutien anticipative unholiness Dishes denn self-importantly hemi- duello unilluded tabifical curtainless receptoral ungroaning cleft micronesians symmetric

Hyphenator

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