overall

[ adverb oh-ver-awl; adjective, noun oh-ver-awl ]
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adverb, adjective
  1. from one extreme limit of a thing to the other: the overall length of the bridge.

  2. covering or including everything: an overall impression;to view something overall.

noun
  1. overalls, (used with a plural verb)

    • loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers.

    • long waterproof leggings.

  2. British. a smock or loose-fitting housedress.

Origin of overall

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English overal (adverb), Old English ofer eall; see over, all

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British Dictionary definitions for overall

overall

adjective(ˈəʊvərˌɔːl) (prenominal)
  1. from one end to the other

  2. including or covering everything: the overall cost

adverb(ˌəʊvərˈɔːl)
  1. in general; on the whole

noun(ˈəʊvərˌɔːl)
  1. British a protective work garment usually worn over ordinary clothes

  2. (plural) hard-wearing work trousers with a bib and shoulder straps or jacket attached

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