Etymology

all-over

Today it means: Over the whole area or extent. Full definition →

Middle English alover
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromalover
  2. English todayall-over

From Middle English alover. By surface analysis, all + over.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.