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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
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Whereas it is deliberately chosen by the contributing authors to define in each case the term 'culture', 'custom' is overarchingly understood "not as static or as a museum artifact but as a dynamic phenomenon" (p.
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It's an astonishing example of how it might be possible to misjudge all the particulars, but still be overarchingly right.
 
 
 
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