Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overarching

/ˌoʊvəɹˈɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: over-ar-ch-ing
IPA: /ˌoʊvəɹˈɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overarch

adj

Arching over; that forms an arch overhead.

adj

Dominating or covering something for the most part.

noun

A structure that arches over something.

Example Sentences

"the overarching sky"
"the overarching idea of a work"
"Firstly, there needs to be an overarching plan - in the sense that each part of the rail system must be considered together, precisely because it is an integrated network."
"But in this case the overarchings do not grow uniformly, but in such a manner that their rims form at least a fissure […]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊvəɹˈɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/
British English: /ˌəʊvəɹˈɑːtʃɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more overarching (comparative) most overarching (superlative) overarchings (plural)

Derived Forms

overarchingly overarchingness

Synonyms

all-embracing all-encompassing

Questions

How do you pronounce overarching?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvəɹˈɑɹt͡ʃɪŋ/.
What does overarching mean?: present participle and gerund of overarch

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