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all-around

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all-a⋅round

  [awl-uh-round]
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–adjective
1. able to do many things; versatile: an all-around player.
2. broadly applicable; not specialized: an all-around education.
3. inclusive; comprehensive; complete: an all-around failure.
Also, all-round.

Origin:
1720–30
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all-a·round   (ôl'ə-round')
adj.  

  1. Comprehensive in extent or depth: a good all-around education.

  2. Able to do many things well; versatile: an all-around athlete. See Synonyms at versatile.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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