"in every sense of the word" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} in every sense of the word (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Used to add emphasis Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Translations (Translations): kaikin tavoin (Finnish), dans tous les sens du mot (French), w całym tego słowa znaczeniu (Polish), em todos os sentidos da palavra (Portuguese), en toda la extensión de la palabra (Spanish), con todas las letras (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-in_every_sense_of_the_word-en-adv-htYXVd7b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1904 November, Fritz Cunliffe-Owen, “Germany's Next Emperor”, in Munsey's Magazine, volume 32, number 2, page 225",
          "text": "The prince is not a prig, nor yet a milksop, but in every sense of the word a manly young fellow .",
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          "ref": "1951, Herbert William Natzke, The constitutional dictatorship of Dr. Heinrich Bruening",
          "text": "He declared further that the depression had precipitated a crisis of democracy in every sense of the word.",
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          "ref": "1952, Report - Republic of South Africa, Provincial Administration of the Cape of Good Hope, Dept. of Nature Conservation, page 68",
          "text": "The East London Museum's motto, \"No time like the present\", has throughout the year been lived up to in every sense of the word.",
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        "(idiomatic) Used to add emphasis"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "kaikin tavoin"
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          "word": "em todos os sentidos da palavra"
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      "word": "kaikin tavoin"
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