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all-em⋅brac⋅ing

  [awl-em-brey-sing]
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–adjective
covering or applying to all; all-inclusive; blanket: an all-embracing definition.
Also, all-encompassing.

Origin:
1820–30
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all-em·brac·ing   (ôl'ěm-brā'sĭng)
adj.  Applying to or including everything: an all-embracing definition of art.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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