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Meaning of altogether | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)

Definitions

A state of nakedness. (Especially in the phrase in the altogether)

colloquial, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“And she objects, too, to the "altogether." Her gowns will never be cut more décolleté than those seen in the boxes of the Metropolitan Opera House of New York city.”
“Hearing that his wife was posing in the altogether for the great Spanish satirist, the Duke of Alba swore that he would paint Goya's picture in Goya's blood.”
“Last week, a Cleveland news anchor, Sharon Reed, was caught on camera stripping nude and joining a gaggle of other people in the altogether.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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