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allerwegen

everywhere, on all sides

adverb al-er-VAY-gen Rare

Usage Note

Allerwegen is an archaic, literary variant of überall (everywhere). A learner will meet it only in older texts or deliberately elevated, oratorical prose, never in everyday speech.

Examples

"Allerwegen erklangen die Glocken zum Festtag."

Natural Translation

Everywhere the bells rang out for the holiday.

Literal Translation

Everywhere rang the bells for-the holiday.

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