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overarching

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o·ver·arch·ing  (vr-ärchng)
adj.
1. Forming an arch overhead or above: overarching branches.
2. Extending over or throughout: "I am not sure whether the missing ingredient . . . is surprise or an overarching radiance" (John Simon).

over·arching·ly adv.

overarching [ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ]
adj
overall; all-encompassing an overarching concept
Translations
overarching [ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ] ADJ [question] → global; [desire] → general
overarching
adjallumfassend


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At the head of this harbour there is a large olive tree, and at no great distance a fine overarching cavern sacred to the nymphs who are called Naiads.
In the place of their fugitive and warring dreams we have, definitely, Lavalle's Law of the Cyclone which he surprised in darkness and cold at the foot of the overarching throne of the Aurora Borealis.
Narrow, winding paths plunged in beneath the overarching verdure.
 
 
 
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