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ALTOGETHER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal terms for nakedness

Example:

in his birthday suit

Synonyms:

altogether; birthday suit; raw

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("altogether" is a kind of...):

nakedness; nudeness; nudity (the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent ('whole' is often used informally for 'wholly')

Example:

he fell right into the trap

Synonyms:

all; altogether; completely; entirely; right; totally; whole; wholly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 2

Meaning:

With everything included or counted

Example:

altogether he earns close to a million dollars

Synonyms:

all told; altogether; in all

Classified under:

Adverbs

Sense 3

Meaning:

With everything considered (and neglecting details)

Example:

all in all, it's not so bad

Synonyms:

all in all; altogether; on the whole; tout ensemble

Classified under:

Adverbs

Credits

 Context examples: 

For example collagen structural phenotypes demonstrate a cooperative, sequential, timely orchestrated action of the SLRPs that altogether shape the architecture and mechanical properties of the collagen matrix.

(Function of SLRP in Bone Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Altogether, these IFN-g-mediated effects may result in an inhibition of tumor cell proliferation and tumor cell death.

(Adenovirus-Interferon-Gamma TG1042, NCI Thesaurus)

That's partially because in places like the United States, napping stops altogether as children get older.

(Children Who Nap Are Happier, Have Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Altogether, these data represent more than 5.6 million microscopic and non-microscopic species from 35,000 locations across all the world's oceans and continents, except Antarctica.

(Researchers find that Earth may be home to 1 trillion species, NSF)

Altogether, the newly discovered fat-burning pathway works like this: a neural circuit in the brain produces serotonin in response to sensory cues, such as food availability.

(Scientists Find Brain Hormone That Triggers Fat Burning, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

What we are witnessing is that the stars of a cluster at the beginning of their lives didn’t form altogether simultaneously.

(A Tale of Three Stellar Cities, ESO)

Their spatial and temporal boundaries are clearly defined and in just a matter of days the existing communities disappear, and new ones, composed of different organisms altogether, occupy their place.

(Study by UGR and MIT reveals microbial plankton live in complex communities, University of Granada)

Altogether, this may result in the inhibition of tumor cell growth.

(Gamma-delta Tocotrienol, NCI Thesaurus)

Altogether, this may help overcome resistance to gemcitabine.

(Gemcitabine-Phosphoramidate Hydrochloride NUC-1031, NCI Thesaurus)

I began to feel pretty desperate at this, for I felt altogether helpless; and yet, by an odd train of circumstances, it was indeed through me that safety came.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)