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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesसर्वांगीण
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sarvangeen
"उन्होंने इस परियोजना में एक सर्वांगीण दृष्टिकोण अपनाया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Involving or including everything possible; comprehensive or exhaustive to an extreme degree.
"The company adopted a kitchen-sink approach to restructuring, revising every department simultaneously."
- 1
A standard fixture in a kitchen used for washing dishes and food preparation.
"She filled the kitchen-sink with soapy water to wash the pots."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrase 'everything but the kitchen sink', originating in the mid-20th century to describe situations where every conceivable item or element is included. Over time, the noun phrase compressed into a modifier used to describe comprehensive, exhaustive, or eclectic approaches.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kitchen-sink" is said worldwide
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fourre-tout
Transliteration: fuʁ tu
"Le rapport a adopté une approche fourre-tout pour traiter tous les problèmes."
allesumfassend
Transliteration: ˈaləsˌʊmfasnt
"Sie verfolgten einen allesumfassenden Ansatz bei den Verhandlungen."
onnicomprensivo
Transliteration: onnikomprenˈziːvo
"Il piano di riforma è stato molto onnicomprensivo."
exhaustivo
Transliteration: eɡzausˈtiβo
"El comité aplicó un enfoque exhaustivo para resolver la crisis."
abrangente
Transliteration: aβɾɐ̃ˈʒẽtʃi
"A proposta apresentou uma solução abrangente para o problema."
सर्वांगीण
Transliteration: sarvangeen
"उन्होंने इस परियोजना में एक सर्वांगीण दृष्टिकोण अपनाया।"
包罗万象的
Transliteration: bāoluó wànxiàng de
"这项政策采取了包罗万象的方法。"
포괄적인
Transliteration: pogwaryeog-in-eun
"그들은 포괄적인 접근 방식으로 문제를 해결했다."
包括的な
Transliteration: hōkatsuteki na
"その計画は包括的なアプローチを採用している。"
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