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All-round

//ˈɑlˌɹaʊnd// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a wide scope, comprehensive.
  2. 2
    Having many skills, versatile.

    "While reaching last year's US Open final showed he possesses an all-round game, Anderson's biggest weapon remains his serve - which he lost in the opening game against Djokovic with a double fault on break point."

  3. 3
    All around, in every surrounding place.

    "Then we pass through Bebington station, and, entering a cutting, become aware of the usual signs of approach to an urban area—buildings closing in, an all-round increase in smokiness, and the application of brakes."

Adjective
  1. 1
    many-sided wordnet

Etymology

From all + round, initially “everywhere” (1728), “versatile” from 1867.

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