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Meaning of in a body | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

As a group, together.

formal, literary

Equivalents

日本語 そろって
Polski całościowo

Examples

“On the contrary, it seemed, that mainly at Steelkilt’s instigation, they had resolved to maintain⟳ the strictest peacefulness, obey⟳ all orders to the last⟳, and, when the ship reached port, desert her in a body.”

CEFR level

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

in a box in a brace of shakes in a bubble in a cleft stick in a corner in a couple of shakes

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