altogether
Meaning
Synonyms
with that
on that note
no more than
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al- (“all”) + together. Cognate with Scots awthegither (“altogether”), Middle High German alzegater (“altogether”), Dutch altegaar. Compare also Old English ealġeador, eallġeador (“altogether”), West Frisian allegearre (“altogether”). More at together. The noun sense (nakedness): was popularized in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby.
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