en bloc

[ ahn-blawk; English en blok ]
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adverbFrench.
  1. as a whole.

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How to use en bloc in a sentence

  • Fay had often alluded to the larger sex en bloc as blunderers since the night she had told Michael to stand behind the screen.

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  • I do not aver that the bankers, gentry, merchants, and people of New York State en bloc are corrupt.

British Dictionary definitions for en bloc

en bloc

/ French (ɑ̃ blɔk) /


adverb
  1. in a lump or block; as a body or whole; all together

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