"all-becrushing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more all-becrushing [comparative], most all-becrushing [superlative]
Etymology: all- + be- + crushing, nonce coinage by S. T. Coleridge to render Mendelssohn's alleszermalmend, in reference to Kant. Etymology templates: {{m|en|all-}} all-, {{m|en|be-}} be-, {{m|en|crushing}} crushing, {{m|de|alleszermalmend}} alleszermalmend Head templates: {{en-adj}} all-becrushing (comparative more all-becrushing, superlative most all-becrushing)
  1. crushing all
    Sense id: en-all-becrushing-en-adj-eItZvLjm

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