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allaround
all-a·round
/
ˈɔl
əˌraʊnd
/
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[
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-around
—
adj
(
prenominal
) the US equivalent of
all-round
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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