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allesamt

all together, one and all

adverb AL-le-zamt Rare
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Also means

collectively

Usage Note

allesamt emphasises totality of a group, slightly more emphatic than alle. It follows the noun or pronoun it qualifies: sie sind allesamt erschöpft (they are all without exception exhausted).

Examples

"Die Kandidaten waren allesamt hervorragend vorbereitet."

Natural Translation

The candidates were all without exception excellently prepared.

Literal Translation

The candidates were all-together excellently prepared.

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