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all

 
/ɔl/ adv [not gradable] (COMPLETELY)

Definition

completely: This coat is all wool. Is the milk all gone? Did you drink it all? Don’t get all upset. All is also used after a number to mean that both teams or players in a game have equal points: The score at halftime was 10 all.
(Definition of all adv (COMPLETELY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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