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all-
all-pref. Variant of allo-.all- combining form a variant of allo- all (ɔl)
adj. 1. the whole or full amount of: all the cake; all year. 2. the whole number of: all students; all kinds. 3. the greatest possible: with all speed. 4. any; any whatever: beyond all doubt. 5. entirely; purely: The coat is all wool. 6. dominated by a particular feature: The colt was all legs. 7. Pennsylvania German Area. consumed; finished: The pie is all. pron. 8. the whole quantity or amount: Did you eat all of the peanuts? 9. the whole number; every one: all of us. 10. everything: Is that all you've got to say? n. 11. one's whole interest, energy, or property: Give it your all. 12. the entire area, place, environment, or the like: all is calm. adv. 13. wholly; entirely: all alone; all for a better government. 14. each; apiece: The score was one all. Idioms: 1. all but, almost; very nearly: These batteries are all but dead. 2. all in, very tired; exhausted. 3. all in all, everything considered; in general: All in all, her health is improved. 4. all out, energetically and enthusiastically: to go all out to win the game. 5. all the better, so much the better. 6. all there, mentally competent. 7. and all, and so forth: What with the late hour and all, we must leave. 8. at all, a. in the slightest degree. b. for any reason: Why bother at all? 9. for all (that), in spite of (that); notwithstanding: For all that, it was a good year. 10. in all, all included; all together. 11. as all get-out, Informal. to an extreme degree, condition, etc. [before 900; Middle English al, pl. alle; Old English eal(l), c. Old Frisian al, Old Saxon, Old High German al(l), Old Norse allr, Gothic alls] usage: Expressions like all the farther and all the higher occur chiefly in informal speech: This is all the farther the bus goes. That's all the higher she can jump. Elsewhere as far as and as high as are generally used: as far as the bus goes; as high as she can jump. The construction all of (all of the students; all of the contracts) is entirely standard. Some people object to it, however, and omit the of. See also already, alright, altogether. all- var. of allo- before a vowel: allonym. Translationsall-
all(o)- word element [Gr.], other; deviating from normal.allo-, all- [Gr. allos, other, another] Prefixes meaning divergence, difference from, or opposition to the normal.FinancialSeeALLThesaurusSeeall |