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 Definitions of all-embracing  [ˈæl əˌmænd, -ˌmɑnd]  

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Definition of 'all-embracing' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) all-embracing
applying to all or everything; all-inclusive:
an all-embracing philosophy.

Etymology:  (1820–30)

Definition of 'all-embracing' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

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