all-embracing

[ awl-em-brey-sing ]
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adjective
  1. covering or applying to all parts, types, things, or people; all-inclusive or all-encompassing; blanket: Revolution, as opposed to reform, is something radical and all-embracing, touching all aspects of society.

Origin of all-embracing

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First recorded in 1820–30

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