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En bloc is a French term meaning all together.

(phrase)

An example of en bloc is saying a group of friends is going to an event together.

See en bloc in Webster's New World College Dictionary

in a mass; as a whole; all together

Origin: Fr, lit., in a block

See en bloc in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb

As a unit; all together: “I have been drawing our attention to the public and private qualities of the several arts lest they be treated en bloc” (William H. Gass).

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : en, in

Origin: + bloc, lump, bloc

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