"all-round" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: all + round, initially “everywhere” (1728), “versatile” from 1867. Etymology templates: {{af|en|all|round}} all + round Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} all-round
  1. Having a wide scope, comprehensive. Synonyms: comprehensive Translations (having a wide scope): 全面的 (quánmiàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 綜合的 (Chinese Mandarin), 综合的 (zōnghé de) (Chinese Mandarin), laaja-alainen (Finnish), átfogó (english: comprehensive) (Hungarian), széles körű (english: extensive) (Hungarian), sotto ogni aspetto (Italian)
    Sense id: en-all-round-en-adj-076s3auu Disambiguation of 'having a wide scope': 85 15
  2. Having many skills, versatile. Synonyms: all-around [US], well-rounded, versatile Translations (having many skills): 全能的 (quánnéng de) (Chinese Mandarin), monitaitoinen (Finnish), sokoldalú (Hungarian), univerzális (Hungarian), versatile (Italian), polivalente (Italian), әмбебап (ämbebap) (Kazakh)
    Sense id: en-all-round-en-adj-0Q5Jlj6n Disambiguation of 'having many skills': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: all-around (english: American) Derived forms: all-round education, all-rounder

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      "sense": "having many skills",
      "word": "sokoldalú"
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      "word": "univerzális"
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      "sense": "having many skills",
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      "sense": "having many skills",
      "word": "polivalente"
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      "roman": "ämbebap",
      "sense": "having many skills",
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