overarching

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[edit] English

[edit] Verb

overarching

  1. Present participle of overarch.

[edit] Adjective

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

[edit] Translations

all-embracing
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