English Explanatory Dictionary

all-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Indicates complete power or authority in an area.
  2. Indicates that a term applies in a general manner.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of All-.
prefix
  1. Indicates a team comprising the best players for each position
  2. Alternative letter-case form of all-.

Word forms

all-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Germanic *ala- Proto-West Germanic *ala- Old English æl- Middle English all- English all- From Middle English all- (also al-), from Old English eall-, eal- (“all-”). Cognate with Dutch al-, German all-, Swedish all-. More at all.

Synonyms

omni- pan-
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