overall

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 External links 1.7 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

over + all

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• overhaul

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overall (comparative more overall, superlative most overall)

1. All-encompassing.
   • 1949, W. Keith Hancock and Margaret M. Gowing, British War Economy:

     We believe also that a controlled economy cannot be understood without some overall view of the controlling institutions: hence our short studies — shorter by far than the original drafts — of the central administration.

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[edit] Adverb

overall (comparative more overall, superlative most overall)

1. Generally; with everything considered.

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Wikipedia

overall (plural overalls)

1. (British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.

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• overall in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• overall in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aellorv
• allover, all over, all-over