local vs overall

local

adj
  • Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole. 

  • Holonyms: statal, national, federal, unional, supranational, global 

  • Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism. 

  • Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline. 

  • From or in a nearby location. 

  • Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program. 

  • Descended from an indigenous population. 

noun
  • A Twitter user who is not a part of Stan Twitter. 

  • One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar. 

  • An independent trader who acts for themselves rather than on behalf of investors. 

  • A person who lives near a given place. 

  • A locally scoped identifier. 

  • An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published. 

  • A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union. 

adv
  • In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc. 

overall

adj
  • All-encompassing, all around. 

adv
  • Generally; with everything considered. 

noun
  • A garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps. 

  • A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools. 

How often have the words local and overall occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )