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overarching

/ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ/

B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Medicine adjective

Encompassing or dominating all other elements within a matter.

The discharge summary set out the overarching goal of restoring independent mobility.

Similar: all-encompassing, principal

Topic: Clinical consultation in Medical English

Business adjective

Encompassing or applying to everything; all-embracing.

Every sub-brand had to ladder up to one overarching promise of effortless quality.

Similar: overall, all-embracing, master

Topic: Marketing in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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