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broad a. [
wide] having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
. wn #2
broad s. [
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide] broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide
. wn #3
broad s. [
unspecific] not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
. wn #4
broad s. [
unsubtle] lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
. wn #5
broad s. [
full] being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer"
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