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overall
English
Etymology
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 (“everywhere”), Dutch overal (“everywhere”), German Low German overall, överall (“everywhere; all over”), German überall (“all over; everywhere”), Danish overalt (“everywhere”), Swedish överallt (“everywhere; overall”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) (adjective, adverb) IPA(key): /???v?????l/
- (UK) (noun) IPA(key): /???v????l/
- (US) (adjective, adverb) IPA(key): /?o?v???l/
- (US) (noun) IPA(key): /?o?v??l/
- Rhymes: -??l
Adjective
overall (comparative more overall, superlative most overall)
- All-encompassing, all around.
Synonyms
- big, entire, total, whole; see also Thesaurus:entire
- exhaustive, thorough; see also Thesaurus:comprehensive
Translations
Adverb
overall (not comparable)
- Generally; with everything considered.
Synonyms
- all things considered; see also Thesaurus:mostly
Translations
Noun
overall (plural overalls)
- (Britain) 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 the plural, US) A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps.
Synonyms
- overslop
- slop
Translations
Further reading
- overall in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- overall in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- all over, all-over, allover, valerol
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English overall, from over + all.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v??ro?l/, /?v??ral/, /?v??ro?l/, /?v??ral/
Noun
overall c
- a coverall
Declension
References
- overall in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
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prevailing
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /p???ve?.l??/
- Rhymes: -e?l??
Adjective
prevailing (comparative more prevailing, superlative most prevailing)
- Predominant; of greatest force.
- Prevalent, common, widespread.
Synonyms
- (prevalent, common, widespread): pervasive, ubiquitous; see also Thesaurus:widespread
Translations
Verb
prevailing
- present participle of prevail
prevailing From the web:
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- what prevailing means
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- what prevailing issue is presented in the excerpt
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