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allenthalben

everywhere, in all places

adverb AL-ent-hal-ben Rare
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Also means

on all sides

Usage Note

Allenthalben is literary and elevated in register, meaning 'everywhere one looks' or 'on all sides'. It is used to emphasise the universality or ubiquity of a phenomenon. Allenthalben hörte man Freude — everywhere there was joy. It appears in formal essays and literary prose.

Examples

"Allenthalben zeigten sich die Folgen der Krise."

Natural Translation

The effects of the crisis were visible everywhere.

Literal Translation

Everywhere showed themselves the consequences of the crisis.

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