Overall Definition
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
overall (comparative more overall, superlative most overall)
- 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.
- 1949 W. Keith Hancock and Margaret M. Gowing, British War Economy:
Adverb
overall (comparative more overall, superlative most overall)
- Generally; with everything considered.
Translations
generally
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Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: OverallWikipedia overall (plural overalls)
- (UK) 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.
- (in plural, US) A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.
Translations
protective garment worn over clothing
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External links
- overall in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- overall in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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