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well-round⋅ed

  [wel-roun-did]
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–adjective
1. having desirably varied abilities or attainments.
2. desirably varied: a well-rounded curriculum.
3. fully developed; well-balanced.
Origin:
1870–75
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well-round·ed   (wěl'roun'dĭd)
adj.  

  1. Comprehensively developed and well-balanced in a range or variety of aspects: a well-rounded scholar; a well-rounded curriculum.

  2. Having a fully developed or shapely figure.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

well-rounded 
1796, from well (adv.) + pp. of round. Fig. sense is from mid-19c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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