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all-purpose
all–purpose
adjective
Definition of ALL-PURPOSE
not limited or specialized in application or purpose <there's nothing wrong with all-purpose flour for baking bread, but flour with more gluten is better>
Synonyms all-around (also all-round), all-purpose, catholic, general-purpose, unlimited, unqualified, unrestricted, unspecialized
Near Antonyms bounded, circumscribed, confined, definite, demarcated, determinate, finite, qualified; dedicated, selective
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