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sweeping
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adjective
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
a sweeping glance
a wide-sweeping view of the river
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noun
the act of cleaning with a broom
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adjective
(= wholesale)
ignoring distinctions
sweeping generalizations
wholesale destruction
day
Noun
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A day is a measure of time.
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24 hours
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Seven days make one week
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The time between midnight and the following midnight (or between sunset and sunset in Jewish reckoning)
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The time between sunrise and sunset, when it is daylight
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The part of a day spent at work or school
He spent two days at work means that on two days he went to work; he did not spend 48 hours at work.