| all [a] |
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| 1) | quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome" |
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| each every every some no every_last |
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| 2) | completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention" |
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| complete |
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| all [r] |
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| 1) | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" |
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| Synonyms : | altogether completely entirely totally whole wholly |
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| colloquialism entire complete whole part |
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