Here are more differences between them.
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Both can also mean “more than something”:
The movie is suitable for children over/above 13 years old.
We’ve been having temperatures over/above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
I value time over/above money.
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There are a number of contexts in which above is not used at all, despite having a meaning that technically fits:
I’ve been waiting for over an hour. NOT: I’ve been waiting for above an hour.
Over 50 people attended. NOT: Above 50 people attended.
And for talking about distance and time, use over to say that a distance or period of time is longer than the one mentioned.
The mountain is over twelve thousand feet high.
Our relationship lasted for over a year.
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