all-embracing

all-em·brac·ing

(ôl′ĕm-brā′sĭng)

adj.

Applying to or including everything: an all-embracing definition of art.

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all-embracing

adj

including everyone or everything

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all′-embrac′ing

adj.

applying to all or everything; all-inclusive: an all-embracing philosophy.

[1820–30]

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Adj.

all-embracing - broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

across-the-board, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide, broad

comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

Translations

all-embracing

[ˈɔːlɪmˈbreɪsɪŋ] ADJ [survey, study, work, knowledge] → exhaustivo, global; [hospitality] → generalizado, sin distingos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

all-embracing

adj → (all)umfassend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

all-embracing

[ˌɔːlɪmˈbreɪsɪŋ] adj → che abbraccia tutto, universale

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