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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
altogether
    adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
           (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was
           wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal";
           "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was
           completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the
           directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her
           fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
           [syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally,
           all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially,
           partly]
    2: with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns
       close to a million dollars" [syn: altogether, all told,
       in all]
    3: with everything considered (and neglecting details);
       "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so
       bad" [syn: all in all, on the whole, altogether, tout
       ensemble]
    n 1: informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the
         altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: raw,
         altogether, birthday suit]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Altogether \Al`to*geth"er\, adv. [OE. altogedere; al all +
   togedere together. See Together.]
   1. All together; conjointly. [Obs.]
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            Altogether they went at once.         --Chaucer.
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   2. Without exception; wholly; completely.
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            Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
                                                  --Ps. xxxix.
                                                  5.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
altogether \altogether\ n.
   1. nakedness; -- used mostly in the phrase "in the
      altogether". [informal]

   Syn: raw, buff, birthday suit
        [WordNet 1.5]

Thesaurus Results for altogether:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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