Altogether Definition
ôltə-gĕthər
adverb
Entirely; completely; utterly.
Lost the TV picture altogether; an altogether new approach.
American Heritage
Wholly; completely.
Not altogether wrong.
Webster's New World
With all included or counted; all told.
There were altogether 20 people at the dinner.
American Heritage
In all; all being counted.
He wrote six books altogether.
Webster's New World
Everything being considered; on the whole.
Altogether a great success.
Webster's New World
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noun
A state of nudity. Often used with the:
In the altogether.
American Heritage
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Altogether
Origin of Altogether
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From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al- (“all”) + together. Cognate with Scots awthegither (“altogether”). Compare also Old English eallġeador (“altogether”), West Frisian allegearre (“altogether”). More at together.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English al togeder al all all togeder together together
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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