Overall

//ˌəʊvəɹˈɔːl//

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adjmore overall · most overall

1
All-encompassing, all around.
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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big entire total

adv

1
Generally; with everything considered.
Overall, there is not enough evidence to form a clear conclusion.

nounoveralls

1
A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.

Word Origin

From Middle English overall, overal, from Old English ofer eall, ofer ealle (“over all”), equivalent to over + all. Compare Saterland Frisian oural, uural (“everywhere”), West Frisian oeral (“everywhe...

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