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Definition umbrella in American English

umbrella adjective

adjective
/ʌmˈbrelə/
1

an umbrella organization consists of a lot of smaller groups

Example

They form part of an umbrella body comprising twelve universities.

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structural established informal
2

an umbrella word is used for talking about a lot of specific things of the same general type

Example

The umbrella term "computer-aided design" includes a wide range of different techniques.

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agglutinative classical cognate
Definition umbrella in American English