overarching

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overarching

1. Present participle of overarch.

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overarching (comparative more overarching, superlative most overarching)

1. That forms an overhead arch
2. (by extension) all-embracing or overwhelming

   The work attains narrative continuity, variety in its stories, and unity through the overarching idea of metamorphosis

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