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en bloc

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English

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Etymology

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From French en bloc.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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en bloc (not comparable)

  1. as a whole; all at once; all together.
    • 2010, Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, quoting Russell Seitz, chapter 5, in Merchants of Doubt:
      The nation's 50 million smokers remain at liberty to vote en bloc for a fussbudget-free Congress. Are the polls ready to accommodate smokers?

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From en +‎ bloc. Perhaps modeled on French en bloc.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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en bloc

  1. en bloc (as a whole)
    Synonyms: en conjunt, globalment

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French en bloc.

Adverb

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en bloc

  1. en bloc; as a whole; all at once; all together.
    Synonym: serentak

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Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French en bloc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ãˈblɔk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔk
  • Syllabification: en bloc

Adverb

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en bloc (not comparable)

  1. (literary) en bloc
    Synonyms: całkowicie, całościowo

Further reading

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  • en bloc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • en bloc in Polish dictionaries at PWN