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‖ tour d'horizon|tur dɔrizɔ̃|
[Fr., lit. ‘tour of the horizon’.]
An extensive tour. Usu. fig., a broad, general survey.
1952Ann. Reg. 1951 181 General Eisenhower, returning from his European tour d'horizon, was able to give Congress..a report. 1964Economist 5 Sept. 929/1 A fascinating tour d'horizon of the main theories. 1979T. Skyrme Changing Image Magistracy xii. 162 Lord Widgery, in the course of a tour d'horizon in 1973 said: [etc.]. 1984Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 22 Mar. 584/1, I hope it is not invidious, in an avowedly personal tour d'horizon, to single out here the museums for mention. |