"all-embracing" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From all + embracing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|all|embracing}} all + embracing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} all-embracing (not comparable)
  1. Having a broad scope; of universal application. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: exhaustive, thorough, comprehensive Translations (Translations): kaikenkattava (Finnish), allumfassend (German), omnímodo (Spanish), omnicomprensivo (Spanish), omniabarcador (Spanish), omniabarcante (Spanish), omnienglobante (Spanish), всеохо́плюючий (vseoxópljujučyj) (Ukrainian), всеося́жний (vseosjážnyj) (Ukrainian)
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          "word": "всеохо́плюючий"
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