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all- definition

all- (ôl)

  1. wholly, entirely, or exclusively all-American
  2. for every all-purpose
  3. of everything or every part all-inclusive
  4. lasting throughout (a specified period) all-night

  5. Etymology: all-(American)

    Sports selected as the best of (a specified category) all-league, all-conference, all-pro

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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